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Voting suspended until 2023 as Victorian ALP corruption scandal rolls on

Voting suspended until 2023 as Victorian ALP corruption scandal rolls on

by Michelle Grattan | Jun 16, 2020 | Featured, Politics, Residents

In the wake of ‘industrial scale’ party corruption, the Victorian ALP will now be run by former premier Steve Bracks, and former cabinet minister Jenny Macklin.

Branch stacking and the Labor Party: What it is, and how widespread it may be

Branch stacking and the Labor Party: What it is, and how widespread it may be

by Anika Gauja | Jun 15, 2020 | Featured, Politics, Residents

In the wake of the branch stacking scandal gripping the Labor Party, this is what the practice entails, and why it remains. 

Albanese’s Labor will side with big business

Albanese’s Labor will side with big business

by Michelle Grattan | Sep 18, 2019 | Featured, Politics, Residents

Labor’s attack on the ‘top end of town’ is seemingly over, with Anthony Albanese moving the party closer to the company of big business.

Labor pains: They couldn’t have possibly united such a divided left

Labor pains: They couldn’t have possibly united such a divided left

by Jacob Lynagh | May 26, 2019 | Featured, My take on.., Politics, Residents

Yes, Labor lost the election, but much of the blame should go to their divided and delusional voter base.

Don’t blame Queensland for the election, it’s not our fault

Don’t blame Queensland for the election, it’s not our fault

by Anne Tiernan | May 23, 2019 | Featured, My take on.., Politics, Residents

Those who hail from Queensland are being uniformly panned for swinging the election. But wanting to cleave the state from the continent merely illuminates a lack of knowledge. Let me school you.

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