Bill Shorten

‘Someone senior’ should be held accountable after AGL handed record $25m fine, Shorten says

Government services minister says case is ‘very significant victory’ for the regulator, which brought the case against the energy company

Christopher Knaus and Lorena Allam

20, Dec, 2024 @4:32 AM

Labor says Dutton won’t admit ‘mistake’ after he wouldn’t reaffirm net overseas migration cut

Opposition leader refused to confirm May promise on Sunday, and Bill Shorten accuses him of not doing his homework

Paul Karp and Karen Middleton

09, Dec, 2024 @5:32 AM

Praised by Dutton, the man who almost led Australia says he leaves politics with failures that became the best of him | Karen Middleton

Bill Shorten notes a string of proud policy achievements and recalls the uproar when he tackled a sausage sandwich side-on as he farewells parliament

Karen Middleton

21, Nov, 2024 @10:32 AM

Lettuce, sausages and ‘simps’: Bill Shorten’s most memorable zingers

After 17 years, Shorten leaves behind a legacy of important reforms – and some immortal one-liners

Sarah Basford Canales and Josh Butler

21, Nov, 2024 @7:55 AM

What’s really going on with negative gearing? Here are four paths for change

Many have tried to reform Australia’s controversial tax settings and just as many have failed. Largely absent from this week’s frenetic debate: the options actually on the table

Josh Butler

26, Sep, 2024 @3:00 PM

Elon Musk calls Australian government ‘fascists’ over move to regulate online misinformation

Labor ministers hit back at US billionaire, saying he is inconsistent on free speech and calling his comment ‘crackpot stuff’

Australian Associated Press and Josh Taylor

12, Sep, 2024 @10:54 PM

Albanese and Labor left pick climate expert Alice Jordan-Baird for Victorian seat of Gorton

Richard Marles wins stoush against Bill Shorten’s old union, the Australian Workers’ Union, for the safe Labor seat

Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

12, Sep, 2024 @3:00 PM

Senate committee told foreign student cap would ‘gut’ private education sector – as it happened

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Nino Bucci and Emily Wind (earlier)

06, Sep, 2024 @7:21 AM

Labor factions draw battle lines for Maribyrnong seat after Bill Shorten’s retirement from politics

AWU says it is a rightwing seat but UWU’s Jo Briskey has backing of Queensland powerbroker

Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

05, Sep, 2024 @3:00 PM

From union rabble-rouser to ‘cringe socials’, Bill Shorten was a master of retail politics

Labor’s Icarus flew high as a ‘future prime minister’ but ultimately watched his highest ambitions crash and burn

Amy Remeikis

05, Sep, 2024 @3:00 PM

Retiring Shorten took control of his destiny, Albanese says – probably a little later than PM would’ve liked | Karen Middleton

Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese have had a complicated political relationship, at times simmering with tension. Today, however, the PM wished him well