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Anthony Albanese risks being the new Kim Beazley

Tony Wright
Tony Wright

Beazley hastened so slowly with so many words he became the most practised opposition leader – twice

Albanese caps off his first week as leader by making key mistakes

Latika Bourke
Latika Bourke

"He's like the sun burning everything in its path," one MP said of Albanese.

Donald Trump is damaging Australia's reputation, we shouldn't be so relaxed

David Wroe
David Wroe

Let's stop pretending it's normal for the President to name Australia as a possible conspirator against the US.

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Federal

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese
Political Leadership

Albanese vows to work with 'alienated' business

Anthony Albanese says Labor wants to be seen as pro-business as well as pro-worker.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
Attorney General Christian Porter speaks to the media at Parliament House in Canberra on February 21, 2019. fedpol Photo: Dominic Lorrimer
Folau controversy

Attorney-General Christian Porter pushes back on 'Folau's law' idea

The Attorney-General said the government was not necessarily interested in "trying to prevent individuals privately contracting the terms of their employment".

  • by Judith Ireland
New Labor leader Anthony Albanese.
Opinion
Bill Shorten

Anthony Albanese risks being the new Kim Beazley

  • by Tony Wright
Questions about Anthony Albanese's judgement are already being asked - just one week into his leadership.
Analysis
Political Leadership

Albanese caps off his first week as leader by making key mistakes

  • by Latika Bourke
Former Labor leader Bill Shorten.
Australia votes

Bill Shorten blames 'corporate leviathans' and the media for Labor's shock election loss

  • by Bevan Shields

Queensland

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New South Wales

Ralph Kelly, whose son Thomas died after a drunken one-punch attack in Kings Cross, has said he would not be opposed to Sydney's lockout laws being relaxed or even repealed if the city remained safe.
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Sydney lockout laws

Father of one-punch victim won't oppose repeal of lockout law

  • by Tim Barlass and Alexandra Smith
State Parliament

NSW Labor leadership hopeful in 'huge coup' as big unions swing their support

  • by Lisa Visentin, Anna Patty and Alexandra Smith
Sydney lockout laws

Sydney's lockout laws likely to be relaxed as Premier orders review

  • by Alexandra Smith

Victoria

Big headline discounts on power bills sometimes aren't as good as they may appear.
Updated
Energy

Government's no-frills power bills to save Victorian households hundreds

  • by Adam Carey
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Pubs

Corkman cowboys cut deal with minister and city council on pub site

  • by Clay Lucas
Healthcare

Auditor-General hacked into hospitals to expose online security flaws

  • by Adam Carey

ACT

ACT Supreme Court chief justice Terence Higgins was to be the ACT's integrity commissioner.
ACT government

Barr slams delay to integrity commissioner search

  • by Andrew Brown
Crime

Sharp rise in serious incidents at Bimberi

  • by Daniella White
Gaming & wagering

Clubs to chip in thousands of dollars to new diversification fund

  • by Katie Burgess

Western Australia

An analysis of how Western Australians voted at the federal election reveals Labor would be in big trouble if the result is replicated at the next state election.
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Australia votes

Like wow, 'wipeout': WA federal results would undo McGowan's landslide

  • by Nathan Hondros
Child abuse

Alleged victim blasts WA Deputy Premier for meeting Israeli politician linked to Melbourne child sex accused

  • by Nathan Hondros
Opinion
Child abuse

WA laws forcing priests to reveal confessions are a cynical waste of time

  • by Nathan Hondros

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