The Latest Breaking News from Labor

Various governments have floated high speed rail, but Hunter residents are sceptical.

Nationals pair say they were at a level crossing on a public road when they visited the rail corridor without ministerial permission

Cr Nelmes said the Coalition had not done enough on energy transition while in power. Mr O'Brien said workers should not be sold 'false promises'.

The mining lobby claims the changes will deny workers “the opportunity to negotiate more pay for harder work”.

Business groups take aim at one of Anthony Albanese’s government’s signature industrial relations policies, but observers unsure their concerns are justified

Fair Work Ombudsman points to a culture where underpayment is rarely raised and there is ‘no systematic approach to reviewing claims’ if it is

The Greens adopt a new party position on Palestine and Israel, saying Israel is practising the "crime of apartheid".

A new school was promised in the historic NSW town of Bungendore, but three years later plans face delays and legal challenges

A federal Newspoll, conducted May 31 to June 3 from a sample of 1,549, gave Labor a 55-45 lead, unchanged from the last Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes were 38% Labor (steady), 34% Coalition (steady), 12% Greens (up one), 6% One Nation (down one) and 10% for all Others…

Relations between a centrist Labor government feeling its way and an ascendant Greens party have become surprisingly strained of late.

Support for a referendum to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament has slumped to less than 50 per cent in the latest Newspoll.