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View from The Hill: Labor's treatment of Kimberley Kitching – 'tough politics' or 'bullying'?

The so-called “mean girls” story following the death of Victorian Labor senator Kimberley Kitching, has opened up issues of alleged bad behaviour by very senior figures within the Labor party.

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Who Are Australia’s Political Parties And What Do They Want? The Basic Binch Guide

Here's your guide to the main Australian Political Parties - From The Australian Labor Party, the Liberal Party of Australia, and the Greens.

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Labor senators Penny Wong, Kristina Keneally and Katy Gallagher make joint statement about Kimberley Kitching bullying allegations

Senior Labor frontbencher Penny Wong reveals she apologised to the late Senator Kimberley Kitching for making a hurtful comment during a meeting in 2019 but has rejected bullying accusations levelled at her and colleagues Kristina Keneally and Katy Gallagher.

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Labor senators deny bullying accusations

Senators Kristina Keneally, Penny Wong and Katy Gallagher have broken their silence on accusations they had bullied and ostracised the late Kimberley Kitching.

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Labor told to withdraw 'inaccurate' South Australian election campaign ad on ambulance ramping

Labor has been ordered to withdraw a South Australian election advertisement claiming ambulance ramping "is worse than ever", after the state's Electoral Commissioner deemed it "inaccurate and misleading", and in breach of electoral law.

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Labor warns against ‘political captain’s call’ as Dutton’s choice to head defence thinktank delayed

Marise Payne’s top adviser, Justin Bassi, has not yet been appointed to lead the government-funded Australian Strategic Policy Institute

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Leaders make final pitch ahead of SA vote

South Australian Premier Steven Marshall and Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas have hit the streets on the eve of the state election.

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Environmental policies are taking a back seat in the SA election. Should voters be worried?

Four years ago there was fierce competition between Labor and Liberal parties on the climate crisis. Now they are mostly in agreement

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Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese is sitting pretty for the election – so what could possibly go wrong?

Polls this week were once again music to Labor ears. Newspoll showed the opposition maintaining its strong election-winning margin. A poll in selected Western Australian seats had the Morrison government on the nose.

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Labor to examine internal culture in ‘ongoing way’ after questions about Kimberley Kitching treatment

Richard Marles says asking questions about events prior to senator’s sudden death is legitimate

The Guardian - AU

The Loop: Kimberley Kitching disclosed bullying allegations in November, Rod Marsh farewelled at Adelaide Oval, when a potato is not a potato

Get in The Loop with this speedy wrap of today's headlines.

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SA Best founder Nick Xenophon represents an independent MP in state election flyer fight

Former South Australian senator Nick Xenophon intervenes in the state election campaign — but he is not helping his former SA Best team.

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Labor landslide likely in South Australian election, but Labor-Greens unlikely to control upper house

The South Australian election is on Saturday, with polls closing at 6:30pm AEDT. A YouGov poll for The Advertiser, conducted March 7-13 from a sample of 835, gave Labor a 56-44 lead, compared with the 2018 election result of 51.9-48.1 to Liberal, so this poll would be about an 8%…

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Kimberley Kitching disclosed allegations Senate Labor colleagues bullied her months before her death

Labor senator Kimberley Kitching told a parliament-employed workplace trainer she was being bullied by Senate Labor colleagues, according to multiple ALP sources.

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PM, WA premier's truce may be short lived

Scott Morrison has talked up his strong relationship with Mark McGowan while appearing alongside the Labor premier during a visit to Western Australia.

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Labor launches first TV ad ahead of poll

Labor will start rolling out national advertising from Friday ahead of the federal election in its first TV pitch to voters.

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Tanya Plibersek says a Muslim woman on a train in Sydney has no protection under the law if someone yells at her for wearing a hijab. Is that correct?

Shadow Minister for Education and Women, Tanya Plibersek, says a Muslim woman on a train in Sydney would have no protection under the law if someone yelled at her for wearing a hijab. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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As South Australians head to the polls, Labor is favourite but there are many unknowns

The combination of COVID fears and the appeal of so-called “convenience voting” will see record low numbers of South Australians attend polling booths on Saturday.

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SA Labor reveals election costings

The South Australian opposition has revealed the costings for its election promises ahead of Saturday's poll.

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‘Extraordinarily disrespectful’: Albanese hits back after Labor senators dubbed ‘mean girls’

Rebuke followed story in The Australian about alleged disagreements between Kimberley Kitching and a group of female Labor senators

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NSW floods affect 37,000 Indigenous people

Labor says nearly 37,000 Indigenous residents were affected by unprecedented floods inundating northern NSW.

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Former Tasmanian Labor president Ben McGregor hits back at party, considers suing Rebecca White

Former Tasmanian Labor president Ben McGregor hits out at his former party, saying it has made years of "horrendous decisions".

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Anthony Albanese rules out Labor inquiry into treatment of Kimberley Kitching before her death

Anthony Albanese rules out an investigation into reports former Labor senator Kimberley Kitching had been chastised and ostracised by some of her senior female colleagues, with the federal Labor Leader rejecting suggestions his party has a cultural problem.

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Labor denies pork-barrelling accusations

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has hit back at claims the federal opposition is misusing grants funding to target seats ahead of the election.

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'Mean girls' tag disrespectful: Albanese

Senior Labor figures have denied aspects of a news report saying the late Victorian senator Kimberley Kitching was ostracised by people in her own party.

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