Labor’s Toby Priest defeats Liberals’ Stephen Patterson to win Morphett in SA election
Labor has won the blue-ribbon South Australian state seat of Morphett from the Liberal Party, the ABC projects.…
Labor caucus chooses new cabinet ministers as Liberals pledge election review
The Labor caucus has met for the first time following South Australia’s state election, as Liberal leader Ashton…
Iconic Lagoon restaurant lease ends after 40 colourful and controversial years
Well known for its celebrated seafood platters and stunning views, Wollongong’s Lagoon Restaurant is equally remembered by some…
Queensland Labor conference passes motion calling on Commonwealth to take CFMEU out of administration
Queensland Labor conference delegates have put pressure on the Commonwealth to end the administration of the Construction, Forestry…
Labor Party members vote for fracking ban to be extended across all parts of WA
A controversial mining technique — hydraulic fracturing, or fracking — is one step closer to ending in Western…
Wayne Swan steps down as Labor president urging party to focus on membership boost
Labor Party president Wayne Swan will step down next July, ending his 30-year career in politics, and has…
Labor’s roundtable has started a long overdue debate on prickly topics
Thumping election victories can have perverse consequences. One of them is how they create the conditions for hubris…
David O’Byrne elected before Dean Winter as Nic Street, Simon Behrakis lose their seats
Former Labor leader, now independent David O’Byrne, has been elected before current leader Dean Winter after preferences in…
Mark Latham denies breaching parliamentary rules, abuse allegations in lengthy statement
Independent NSW MP Mark Latham has again denied breaking any laws or breaching legislative standing orders in a…
Tanya Plibersek says she cried the day Mark Latham became federal Labor leader
Veteran federal Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek says the only time she recalls crying after work as an MP…