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Former Premier Jay Weatherill says social policy is “the new province for economic reform”, arguing the Labor Party would find federal success if it committed “to make Australia the best place in the world to be a parent, and the best place in the world to grow up”.
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EXCLUSIVE | Failed SA Liberal hopeful Georgina Downer has withdrawn her complaint against a former Rebekha Sharkie volunteer accused of stalking her – as party sources suggest the former Mayo candidate could be parachuted into the Victorian state parliament.
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UPDATED: Labor’s federal election loss has been put down to a combination of Bill Shorten’s unpopularity, a “cluttered” policy agenda, and a failure to adapt to the ascension of Scott Morrison as prime minister.
Former Premier Jay Weatherill says he wants Labor to make his federal election post-mortem available to the public, telling party stalwarts in Adelaide it made a mistake in not adequately reviewing its narrow 2016 loss to Malcolm Turnbull before sleepwalking into this year’s shock defeat.
State Labor has been warned not to alienate its working-class base by being aggressively “pro-environment”, with data showing swings against the party in heartland booths.
Political parties review their strategies after election campaigns. It’s time the Australian media did the same, to better hold power to account, argues Rodney Tiffen.
