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Hitting outCommentsPremiumAlbanese takes aim at PM over vaccine rollout bungle

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has had a whack at Scott Morrison for bungling the nation’s vaccination rollout.

Kimberley Caines

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Vaccination debacleCommentsPremium
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Albo: Why ScoMo has failed Australia in COVID-19 battle

In 2021, Scott Morrison had two jobs — roll out the COVID-19 vaccine and fix the nation’s broken quarantine system. The Prime Minister has bungled both, writes the Leader of the Opposition.

Anthony Albanese

the covid effectCommentsPremiumWA voters turn on Coalition, PM in latest poll

The Prime Minister has been dealt a blow from West Australians in the latest poll, with his approval rating sinking from 37 per cent to 22 per cent in the last fortnight

Brianna Dugan

NewspollCommentsPremiumElection race tightening as Labor gains ground

The latest Newspoll shows Labor has gained some much needed territory in both the primary vote and the two-party preferred vote, though Scott Morrison is still the preferred Prime Minister.

Brianna Dugan

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opinion
Key ingredientCommentsPremium
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Why McGowan will make sure WA wins at Federal poll

Since WA Labor destroyed the Liberals at the State election, there’s an ingredient political strategists have been grappling with for next year’s Federal election: Mark McGowan.

Peter Law

Peter LawState Political Editor

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Perth visit offCommentsPremium
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Sydney COVID outbreaks grounds Albanese

Labor leader Anthony Albanese will not attend shadow cabinet in Perth next week due to the developing COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney.

Lanai Scarr

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Anthony Albanese’s WA credentials are on the line

When governments from State and Federal politics AND from different sides of the political fence agree on a policy you can bet it is a winner.

Lanai ScarrVideoCommentsPremiumCould Albo be next to fall after Barnaby’s return?

“You’re next Albo”. Those were the fighting words hurled across the House of Representatives chamber yesterday by Deputy Prime Minister-to-be Barnaby Joyce. And he may not be far from the truth.

Lanai Scarr

Lanai ScarrFederal Political Editor

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Needs supportCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
ScoMo in mining red tape dig at ALP

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has written to Anthony Albanese urging the Opposition Leader to support measures to cut environmental red tape that is putting at risk major mining projects.

Lanai Scarr

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Election Game PlanCommentsPremium
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Albo to tap McGowan magic in PM bid

WA’s most popular premier is set to play a starring role in the Federal election campaign after Anthony Albanese gave the green light to WA Labor to take charge of winning voters in the west.

Joe Spagnolo

Joining forcesCommentsPremiumMcGowan power to bolster Albo in Pilbara

Mark McGowan will join Anthony Albanese and the Federal Labor team at Port Hedland for a meeting of the shadow cabinet this month.

Lanai Scarr

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Election agendaCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Albanese wants purpose-built quarantine in Exmouth

WA would get a purpose-built quarantine facility at the RAAF Base at Learmonth if Anthony Albanese were to become PM, with the Labor leader saying, ‘hotels are for tourists, not quarantine.’

Joe Spagnolo

Q&ACommentsPremiumLabor more unified than ever, says Albanese

Labor Leader Anthony Albanese says his Party is more unified than it’s been in years, despite internal division over climate policies.

Sarah Ison

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Mining for votesCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Albanese to bring shadow cabinet to iron ore heartland

The Labor Party lost a by-election on the weekend in the coal-mining NSW seat of Upper Hunter, causing panic among some MPs about the looming Federal election.

Lanai Scarr

COVID-19CommentsPremiumAnthony Albanese backs return to quarantine island

Anthony Albanese has thrown his support behind repurposing Christmas Island or RAAF Base Curtin as quarantine facilities.

Josh Zimmerman

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Albo’s Budget reply an election audition for the people

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese declared he wanted to be Prime Minister and build a ‘better future’ for Australians as he delivered Labor’s Budget reply tonight.

Lanai Scarr

‘Better future’CommentsPremiumAlbo pledges $10b for social housing in Budget reply

Anthony Albanese has put social housing at the centre of his plan for economic growth, promising 30,000 new Government-subsidised homes for Australians in Labor’s Budget reply delivered tonight.

Lanai Scarr

Helping the vulnerableCommentsPremiumLabor reveals ‘caring’ plan for dementia support

Anthony Albanese will use a speech today to argue dementia care must be centre of next Tuesday’s Federal Budget.

Lanai Scarr

Federal electionCommentsPremiumALP has fixed costly past policy mistakes: Shorten

Former opposition leader Bill Shorten says the Labor Party has corrected the mistakes that lost it the last Federal election, conceding they ‘probably had too many ideas’.

Sarah Ison

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Go westCommentsPremium
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The phoney election campaign for WA has begun

Both Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese know WA could decide the next Federal election and will be scrambling for voter attention in our great State.

Lanai Scarr

Lanai ScarrFederal Political Editor

Leadership battleCommentsPremiumScott Morrison’s crises home to roost

While studying economics Anthony Albanese made $50 a day clearing pigeon droppings from a warehouse wall. If there is a better metaphor for the duties of a political leader, then I haven’t heard it.

Mark Riley

Mark RileySeven News Political Editor

‘On your side’CommentsPremiumPrime Minister for the people: Albanese

Anthony Albanese has declared he will be a Prime Minister for the people as he committed to gender pay equality, job security and prioritising the WA-heavy critical minerals sector.

Lanai Scarr

‘We are on your side’PremiumAlbanese calls on Australians to vote out ScoMo

Federal Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has promised to take a tougher stance on gender issues should he become Prime Minister at the next election, urging Australians to vote out Scott Morrison.

Sarah Ison

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Makers gonna makeCommentsPremium
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'Made in Australia’ is due to for 21st Century revival

Labor will focus on post-COVID reconstruction to re-energise Australian manufacturing, not just to meet our own needs, but also to create good, secure jobs for Australians for decades to come.

Anthony Albanese