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Back to SearchGuardian Essential report: the Labor health check
This month’s Guardian Essential poll shows signs that One Nation’s primary vote continues to plateau. But Labor can’t breathe a big sigh of relief ju…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
SA premier Peter Malinauskas at the ALP national conference
Speaking with political editor Tom McIlroy and chief political correspondent Dan Jervis-Bardy at the 50th Labor conference in Adelaide, Peter Malinau…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison: Paul Kelly on the Liberals’ identity crisis
Paul Kelly speaks to political editor Tom McIlroy about his new book on the turbulent era of the Liberal party under prime ministers Tony Abbott, Mal…
2 months ago
Meet Darcy Byrne, the Labor mayor taking on pokies reform
Darcy Byrne is the Labor mayor of Sydney’s Inner West Council and he’s helping lead a grassroots movement on curbing gambling harm in the community –…
2 months, 1 week ago
Michelle Grattan and Melissa Clarke on the political year so far
The 2026 political year has already been surprising. Labor passed changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount, which they had prev…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Guardian Essential report: have Pauline’s policies plateaued her support?
It’s the first Guardian Essential poll following Pauline Hanson’s provocative speech at the National Press Club – where she attacked multiculturalism…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Larissa Waters on the Greens’ CGT and negative gearing deal with Labor
This week, Labor secured a deal with the Greens to pass its reforms to the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing. The Greens were unable to…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Has Pauline Hanson’s federal campaign just begun?
For the first time in her 30-year political career, Pauline Hanson fronted the National Press Club this week. It was a blistering address, and a comb…
3 months ago
Will Labor’s NDIS changes become a reality?
The Albanese government is proposing major changes to the national disability insurance scheme – to cut spending and reduce the number of participant…
3 months, 1 week ago
The case for Aukus, with defence industry minister Pat Conroy
The Albanese government’s announcement that Australia will now receive three used US Virginia-class submarines, rather than two used and one new, has…
3 months, 2 weeks ago