The Latest Breaking News from Labor

The government's disaster recovery agency boss says it's time to have a tough conversation on ending development on flood plains, saying inundated homes should not be rebuilt. Labor says he should be sacked.

The federal opposition has called for the head of National Recovery and Resilience Agency to resign following remarks about flood victims.

Labor accuses the federal government of making partisan picks for where to send flood assistance — but ministers and Services Australia say state governments decide where to send staff.

Long-standing Holt MP Anthony Byrne will resign from politics at the next election.

Anthony Albanese has hit the campaign trail in Western Australia where Labor hopes to snatch three seats, including Christian Porter's electorate of Pearce.

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Push to knock off the Victorian gains traction amid speculation first-term senator Kimberley Kitching could also face a contest

South Australia's electoral commissioner knocks back a Labor bid to shut down Liberal Party advertising attacking the closure of a hospital in a key marginal seat.

Just $150 million from a $5 billion fund has been set aside for disaster-mitigation projects, and much less than that has actually been spent. It's prompted the question: With a big slice of eastern Australia either underwater or recently underwater, could that money be doing a lot more?