Labor overtook Reform UK this week for the first time since March last year, according to polls. The ‘Burnham bounce’ comes after two weeks of Andy Burnham’s tenure in Number 10, during which he has made major announcements on cost of living and local education to reduce youth unemployment, and an announcement on social care
Victoria has a new Prime Minister after the Labor Party voted out Education Minister Ben Carroll during a chaotic caucus meeting on Tuesday morning. Her predecessor, Jacinta Allen, stood down after a turbulent few months at the helm of a government that struggled to contain a rising One Nation ahead of the November state election
The Labor Party conference held once every three years may be an opportunity for open debate on complex policy issues – but this was different. Reged Ahmed spoke to political editor Tom McIlroy About whether the Prime Minister is exerting too much control and what his tight grip means for his party’s prospects at One
July 23, 2026 5:45 PM, EDT President Trump’s new tariffs will take effect just as the worldwide temporary 10% tariffs expire at 12:01 a.m. on July 24. (Alex Brandon/Associated Press) key takeaways: President Donald Trump imposed 10% to 12.5% Section 301 tariffs on imports from 60 countries as the temporary worldwide tariffs are set to
The new Prime Minister has promised a ‘circuit breaker’ moment for the country as he becomes Britain’s seventh leader since 2016. But will he be able to bring about the changes that are so desperately needed? Pippa Crerar And Kiran Stacey See how he will try to do things differently and who will help him
Andy Burnham has become Britain’s sixth Prime Minister in a decade following the transfer of power from his predecessor Keir Starmer. In his first address outside Downing Street, he said his coming to power would be a ‘circuit breaker’ moment for Britain and that his government would bring about ‘the biggest change in 40 years’.
The AI revolution is here, and with it comes the fear that it will soon replace many of us in the workplace. The Australian government is grappling with how to deal with the multi-layered disruption, but reform has been slow so far as regulation outweighs claims of investment opportunities presented by the AI boom. Could
Darcy Byrne is the Labor mayor of Sydney’s Inner West council and he is helping to lead a grassroots movement to stop the harm caused by gambling in the community – including a push to reduce the number of poker machines in licensed clubs in New South Wales. The move comes as the federal Labor
Darcy Byrne is the Labor mayor of Sydney’s Inner West council and he is helping to lead a grassroots movement to stop the harm caused by gambling in the community – including a push to reduce the number of poker machines in licensed clubs in New South Wales. The move comes as the federal Labor
The VW factory in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Kriztian Bocci/Bloomberg) July 9, 2026 11:04 am, EDT key takeaways: Volkswagen labor leaders, led by Daniela Cavallo, protested against plans for massive job cuts and factory closures at a major supervisory board meeting in Wolfsburg. The dispute reflects pressure to cut costs amid weak profits in China and higher