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Latest news and comment on the Labor party and Australian politics
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Bill Shorten to accuse Coalition of 'vandalism over pragmatism' on energy policyOpposition leader to dig in behind ETS and goal of sourcing 50% of electricity from renewables by 2030
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Nick Xenophon says he has 'real concerns' about CEFC investing in 'clean' coalSenator says Clean Energy Finance Corporation rule change would mean other energy projects would miss out
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Prominent Australians write open letter opposing Benjamin Netanyahu's visitIsrael’s prime minister will be its first serving PM to visit Australia but he is expected to face protests
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Labor accuses Coalition of 'protection racket' after refusal to exclude banks from tax cutsBill 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 consequencesIn the fight club of Australian politics, the public suffer the knockout blow
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Susan Ryan's wisdom: keep going, you'll get thereThe age discrimination minister and first female Labor minister in the federal government says life has taught her to be patient
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Anna Bligh named new chief of Australian Bankers' AssociationFormer Queensland Labor premier excited to ‘lead and shape’ reforms as federal party pushes for royal commission
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Queensland pro-choice MP fears abortion reform doomedRob Pyne braces for an unfavourable report by a parliamentary committee on his proposed changes to the Health Act
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Don't rush electoral reform changes, Labor warns governmentLabor MP Andrew Giles says Liberal party ‘tantrum’ over ‘failed election campaign’ shouldn’t hinder multi-party reform efforts
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Same-sex marriage hopes rise as Senate inquiry rejects discriminatory measuresCommittee wins praise for advocating removal of right to refuse same-sex weddings on basis of ‘conscientious objection’
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Bill Shorten pressured to commit Labor to diplomatic recognition of PalestineBob Carr and Gareth Evans say Benjamin Netanyahu’s settlement building risks creating conditions for ‘apartheid state’ in Israel
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Chris Bowen grilled on Labor's renewables policy – as it happenedAs Labor, Greens and majority of Senate crossbench rule out passing omnibus savings bill, Mathias Cormann warns the government will have to raise taxes
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Liberals boss Tony Nutt calls for foreign donations ban on all entities, including GetUpParty’s federal director tells parliamentary committee that rules should ‘capture all participants’ in democratic process
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The Guardian Essential Report, 7 February resultsA summary of polling on Australian politics and national opinion
Politics of fear and anger has buried tradition of reform, says NAB chair Ken Henry