SA Premier Peter Malinauskas addresses Labor's contest with One Nation, advocating against condescension towards Hanson supporters, and defends the Aukus agreement despite US submarine production concerns.
Chinese diplomats walked out of the Australian Labor Party's national conference in Adelaide after ALP National Secretary Paul Erickson refused their demand to eject Taiwanese officials. The incident could escalate tensions between China and Australia.
Anthony Albanese will announce expanded paid work experience in healthcare at Labor's national conference. Australia's military is training in old-school navigation for cyber-attack resilience, Penny Wong will warn China, and a national emergency siren test is scheduled. Global news includes an oil surge, France's heatwave deaths, and pressure on Zelenskyy.
The Australian federal government will expand its paid student placement program to 10 new fields, including physiotherapy and clinical psychology, starting July 2027. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will announce this at the Labor national conference, where delegates will also debate increasing taxes on gas exports, winding back fuel tax credits, and the party's position on Israel and Palestine.
A new leftwing manifesto from the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) proposes significant tax reforms, including a new rate for high earners, wealth and inheritance taxes, and increased revenue from gas companies. These proposals aim to fund free education, higher welfare payments, and nationalised aged care, setting a progressive backdrop for the Labor party's national conference in Adelaide.
Darcy Byrne, Labor mayor of Sydney's Inner West Council, is leading a grassroots movement to curb gambling harm, advocating for fewer poker machines in NSW clubs. He compares the poker machine lobby to the US NRA and discussed his successful motion at the NSW Labor conference.
NSW Premier Chris Minns will take a tougher stance on poker machines to the next election after the party's left pushed for it. A motion passed at the NSW Labor conference includes a moratorium on new licenses, increased taxes for high-profit clubs, and a 50% reduction in gaming machines over 10 years.
NSW Premier Chris Minns will take a tougher stance on poker machines to the next election after the Labor party's left faction pushed for reform. The party's policy platform now includes a moratorium on new licenses, increased taxes for high-profit clubs, and a commitment to significantly reduce gaming machines over 10 years.
