Politics
A main course of support for the coal industry, accompanied by Labor right faction powerbroker Don Farrell’s premium South Australian wines, is on the menu for a dinner club of 20 Labor MPs and senators who aim to steer the party away from the Greens.
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It won’t help the environment if Australia reduces coal exports, Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton believes – a view backed by opposition leader Anthony Albanese.
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Unpaid parental leave would be counted towards long service entitlements under changes being considered by the state Opposition.
Prospective SA Labor MPs will be offered the chance to attend a new “Candidate Training School” – providing intensive training in “direct voter contact, messaging, media and data” – as the party gears up to fight two elections in 2022.
As climate change activists block city streets, Labor walks a tightrope in developing energy and emissions policy that won’t alienate either inner-city or blue-collar regional supporters, and the Liberal Government warily accommodates party skeptics while business and industry demands more action, says Michelle Grattan.
Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas has spent nearly $20,000 on Facebook advertising since the March 2018 election – considerably more than his bill for traditional radio and print messaging – and paid $28,000 to a consulting firm headed by a Labor communications and polling guru.
