ALP
Perspective
Queensland votes
Major parties lay out their election-year plans. How will they get your vote?
The next state election is now a year away, with Labor and the LNP honing their campaigns. We’re keen to know what you want them to focus on.
- by Matt Dennien
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City council
King George Square-off: Both sides share blame for city’s summer hellscape
Both Labor and the LNP left us with the King George Square mess. It’s time to end the blame game and fix it.
- by Cameron Atfield
Cook fires warning shot over Perth lord mayor’s political ambitions
On the local government campaign trail, Basil Zempilas was adamant he’d serve a full four-year term. But a Liberal candidate is needed for Churchlands in 2025. Could the Perth lord mayor fill the role?
- by Hamish Hastie
Perspective
LNP
After the Voice, the LNP’s lean, mean division machine finds a new gear
David Crisafulli has sought to differentiate his party’s state team from the brutal politics of their federal counterparts. Then, he embraced it.
- by Matt Dennien
Bill Hayden, giant of the Labor Party and legend of the labour movement
The former Labor leader and long-serving governor-general leaves a legacy of reform, including as one of the key architects of universal healthcare in Australia.
- by Tony Wright
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Parliament House
Former governor-general Bill Hayden dies aged 90
Hayden served as treasurer in the Whitlam government and as foreign minister under Bob Hawke. He was appointed governor-general in 1989.
- by Ben Cubby
‘Good craftsman’ Bill Hayden did all but become PM
Of several people seen as likely prime ministers of Australia who didn’t make it, Bill Hayden probably came closest.
- by Tony Stephens
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Housing affordability
‘We need money now’: NSW seeks changes to Albanese’s flagship housing package
Just two months after the deal was struck at national cabinet, NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey is asking for more money upfront instead of in five years’ time.
- by Michael Koziol
Minns urges MPs to ‘speak with one voice’ after pro-Palestine rebellion
It comes as the NSW Teachers Federation slammed the Labor government for its steadfast support of Israel.Â
- by Alexandra Smith, Lucy Carroll and Michael McGowan
Security experts criticise decision to leave Port of Darwin in Chinese hands
The 99-year lease of the Port of Darwin by Chinese company Landbridge will remain in place after security agencies found systems existed to manage the risk.
- by James Massola and Rachel Clun
Congressional brawl threatens to overshadow Anthony Albanese’s US trip
The prime minister is due to travel to Washington DC at a time when international attention is on the conflict in the Middle East.
- by David Crowe