Mother's grief amid claims Govt's ramping fix is failing

UPDATED | An Adelaide mother has told about the heartbreaking loss of her 26-year-old son who died after waiting for an ambulance, as the Opposition claims leaked data reveals the State Government’s legal direction to fix the ramping crisis is “failing”.

EU rebukes Belarus over plane 'hijacking' to arrest journalist

European Union leaders have agreed on a set of sanctions against Belarus, including a ban on the use of bloc member’s airspace and airports amid fury over the forced diversion of a passenger jet flying between two EU countries in order to arrest an opposition journalist.

State Opposition Peter Malinauskas with federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese at the SA Labor convention.and Leader of the Opposition Anthony Albanese during the SA Labor state convention. Photo: AAP/Morgan Sette

Albanese compares Morrison IR push to Howard's WorkChoices

Anthony Albanese has used his speech at the South Australian Labor conference to pick apart the federal government’s workplace and industrial relations strategies.

Federal Labor trying to find clear air through pandemic cloud

As the Morrison Government plans a reshuffle in the wake of its extraordinary pandemic recession budget, the Opposition walks the tightrope of being seen to support emergency measures while pointing out gaps and trying to sell policy ahead of the 2022 election, writes Michelle Grattan.

Labor leader's $20k Facebook campaign

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.

Energy minister claims mandate on climate change policies

Energy Minister Angus Taylor is staring down industry and environmental group criticism of the federal coalition’s climate change policies.

Venezuelan president says US behind calls for armed uprising

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has made his strongest call yet to the military to help him oust President Nicolas Maduro, as violence broke out at anti-government protests.