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Latest news and comment on the Labor party and Australian politics
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Israel’s prime minister will be its first serving PM to visit Australia but he is expected to face protests
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Bill Shorten says Malcolm Turnbull wants to give the big four banks ‘billions of dollars in tax giveaways’
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The intensifying political dynamics on climate policy may feed the conflict god, but the rancid partisan rivalry isn’t a bit of abstract culture war – it’s failure with real consequences
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The age discrimination minister and first female Labor minister in the federal government says life has taught her to be patient
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Former Queensland Labor premier excited to ‘lead and shape’ reforms as federal party pushes for royal commission
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Rob Pyne braces for an unfavourable report by a parliamentary committee on his proposed changes to the Health Act
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Party’s federal director tells parliamentary committee that rules should ‘capture all participants’ in democratic process
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A summary of polling on Australian politics and national opinion
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A summary of polling on Australian politics and national opinion
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Guardian Essential Report shows voters fatigued with political antics as Turnbull gets worst approval rating as PM and Shorten’s rating hits low for year
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Malcolm Turnbull says ‘the stark reality’ is that there has not been sufficient progress on meeting the Indigenous targets
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2GB radio host praises treasurer’s brandishing of a lump of coal in question time
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Pauline Hanson a ‘better’ person than she was 20 years ago, former PM says, but party’s Coalition partner must come first
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Drivers go slow on Bolte Bridge as Daniel Andrews’ government prepares to deregulate the taxi industry
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Galaxy findings underline support for marriage equality as Malcolm Turnbull prepares to face push for issue to be decided in parliament
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Surge in Pauline Hanson’s popularity could help the party pick up 20 more seats and hold the balance of power
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Katharine Murphy on politics Structural shift on Coalition's right sets off some frantic repair work
This week’s fine-tuning is aimed at trying to keep disaffected voters in-house, rather than drifting off to splinter groups
Coalition cites ANZ credit card rate cut as proof no royal commission is needed