The Latest Breaking News from Labor

Labor will boost foreign aid to the Pacific by more than half a billion dollars, establishing climate and defence training programs and overhauling visa programs, as part of an effort to counter China's influence in the region.

Labor earlier jumped on climate crisis split between Liberals and Nationals after Colin Boyce said emissions target had ‘wiggle room’

An Albanese government would ditch the scheme before a single foreign worker arrived on the Coalition's visa, the party has announced.

Teachers and employees of Education Queensland are being encouraged to call out and report breaches of integrity within the workplace, as the Opposition says there is a "problematic" culture across the Labor government.

This week’s Newspoll, conducted April 20-23 from a sample of 1,538, gave Labor a 53-47 lead, unchanged from last week. Primary votes were 37% Labor (up one), 36% Coalition (up one), 11% Greens (down one), 4% UAP (steady), 3% One Nation (down one) and 9% for all Others (steady).

Sydney's complex system of toll roads, including the pricing structure and impacts on the cost of living, is to be examined as part of a major state government review.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese admits the party will need to recruit overseas health workers as a "stopgap" measure, if elected, to meet its promise to increase the number of nurses in aged care.

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National security continues to be a key election issue as both major parties target the north of the country in the third week of campaigning.

Here's your TL;DR for this morning's news.

From marginal seats with diverse communities to blue-ribbon ones with climate-focused independents, voters are fed up with political spin and are seeking policy action on big issues like the cost of living and climate change.