The Albanese government has used the first budget of its second term to do what you’d expect a Labor government that had won a massive majority would do.
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Anthony Albanese’s net favourability is up, according to a national Redbridge and Accent Research poll.
The government has been working to fulfil its modest promises and address people’s pressing concerns. But not everything is going according to plan.
As gas prices soared in recent years, Queensland actually earned more money – for less gas – than the federal government. Here’s why.
A formal government response to a federal inquiry into online gambling harm may be tabled while the parliament is looking elsewhere.
Albanese’s Labor government seems to be under little threat politically. But difficult economic times and an insecure global environment are making voters anxious.
Federal Labor is stable in the polls - except for a new YouGov survey. Meanwhile, the Coalition leads in a Victorian Resolve poll.
The latest batch of polling shows some mixed results for both the prime minister and the opposition leader.
Applying 2025 election preference flows would give Labor below a 51–49 lead over the Coalition, their worst result since their re-election in 2025.
Anthony Albanese will travel to Brunei and Malaysia to further shore up Australia’s fuel supply.
Albanese said the fuel crisis won’t prevent the government from delivering its “most ambitious” budget. In doing so, he set the marker of how to judge it.
Anthony Albanese’s new gambling reforms promise much but are really a cautious, politically palatable compromise.
The policy announcement will come in a speech where Albanese emphasises the government’s economic reform agenda and commitment to an ‘ambitious’ budget.
In the first national address since 2020, he encouraged Australians to “do their part”.
Albanese will speak tonight after Chalmers announced policies to support small business.
The prime minister has responded by saying there had been no request that Australia had not agreed to.
The Albanese government faces problems on several fronts as the Iran War drags on.
In our uncertain times, voters are disillusioned by both major parties – and increasingly attracted to populism. How can the Albanese government best respond?
After a national cabinet meeting on Australia’s fuel supply, leaders were quick to reassure there was no current shortage.
Australia’s inflation rate could peak in “the high 4s or even higher” this year, according to Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
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