The Latest Breaking News from the Labor Party

On June 26 2013, as she fronted the press gallery in Canberra after her removal as leader of the Labor Party, Julia Gillard was determined not to cry. In her prime ministerial resignation speech, she asked not for pity, but rather for a meaningful national conversation about gender and politics,…

The Australian Labor Party is mourning the death on Sunday of Simon Crean, a Labor prince who never became king.

With the withdrawal of his principal challengers and the implicit endorsement from key factions within the Labor party, Roger Cook will become Western Australia’s 31st premier. We can expect final endorsement from the Labor caucus and a formal swearing-in from the WA governor in the coming days.

Roger Cook has hit the ground running, gaining the approval of Labor's right faction today to confirm his endorsement as WA's next premier.

Stuart Robert, one of the ministers involved in the notorious Robodebt scheme, can anticipate some sharp criticism when the royal commission’s findings come. Robert won’t be able to avoid the flak, but he has made sure he is out of parliament before it lands.

The Centre for Public Integrity has released a report on this co-dependent culture as pressure builds for action against consultancies playing on both sides of the fence.

Something rather important has been overlooked in the first anniversary of the election – Anthony Albanese’s takeover of the Labor Party.

In a television interview with Phillip Adams in 1999, Paul Keating remarked that he retained much influence on the international stage.

Something strange and sad has happened to Labor. The policy courage of Whitlam, Hawke and Keating has been replaced.