Jim Chalmers considers tilt at leadership
Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra Labor’s finance spokesman Jim Chalmers has confirmed he is considering standing for Labor leader, which would put him up against [...]
Labor
Labor needs a new leader- this is how it will happen …
With the unexpected election loss on Saturday and Shorten’s resignation the Labor party will need a new leader. How will this happen? First: The National Executive will [...]
Labor’s election defeat reveals its continued inability to convince people it can make their lives better
Geoffrey Robinson, Deakin University The election result was a triumph for the Coalition and a defeat for pundits. The result is even more striking when the drift to the left [...]
Labor to restore penalty rates, health funding and protect Medicare
Bill shorten has outlined Labor’s vision for Australia at the Queensland ALP state conference this weekend. With the background of the disunity of Liberal Party at a [...]
The Liberal Party is irreparably split & the civil war WILL continue
The Liberal Party, whatever it does today is irreparably split and the civil war WILL continue. What we have seen over the last three days is a government and a Liberal Party [...]
Labor now does politics better than the Liberals – here’s why
Geoffrey Robinson, Deakin University The obverse of the current crisis in Australian conservative politics is the resilience of the Australian left. The Labor Party has twice [...]
Labor Develops Positive Plan & Policy For Housing Affordability
The Australian Labor Party has said that it is concerned that first home buyers make up just 1 out of 7 of all home purchases in Australia and ownership rates for young [...]
The Returnbull – just how bad is it for Labor?
Narelle Miragliotta, Monash University Up until Monday’s Liberal leadership ballot, Labor had reason to be hopeful that it was beginning to make ground again with the [...]
Can Malcolm Turnbull be a Liberal leader for the 21st century?
by Carol Johnson Malcolm Turnbull has been a highly successful lawyer and businessman. Australians now have the chance to discover if he can be a successful prime minister [...]
Shorten: Labor Has Learnt Its Lesson From Rudd/Gillard/Rudd Disunity
Labor Leader,Bill Shorten has said today the Labor Party has learnt its lesson from the disunity of the Rudd/Gillard/Rudd period. “My colleagues and I are determined to [...]
