Bill Shorten
Opinion
Political leadership
The biggest gift to Shorten’s legacy is one Labor doesn’t have on its side
Bill Shorten didn’t convince voters that his changes to negative gearing and capital gains were needed, but the government shouldn’t assume this means they can never be persuaded.
- by Sean Kelly
Latest
The moment Bill Shorten knew he would never be PM, and why he doesn’t mind
“What I should have done was to say every cent raised would go to income tax cuts,” Shorten said.
- by Paul Sakkal
I’ve always had a soft spot for Bill Shorten, a complex character who will be missed in politics
I got to know him during my time running the Herald’s Parliament House bureau in Canberra and have stayed in touch since.
- by Bevan Shields
‘Albo needs to turn the ship around’: Inside the government’s flagging fortunes
Over the past two weeks, 17 federal Labor MPs in the cabinet, outer ministry and backbench have spoken frankly about the government. Their comments show anxiety is growing.
- by James Massola
Editorial
Political leadership
Bill Shorten may be remembered as the last political figure with the guts to take big reforms to an election
Bill Shorten joins Kim Beazley among the ranks of good Labor leaders who would have made even better prime ministers.
- The Herald's View
Bill Shorten bows out of politics, praised by man who kept him from The Lodge
The former Labor leader called time on his parliamentary career on Thursday, earning plaudits from both political friends and foes.
- by Paul Sakkal and Natassia Chrysanthos
Political Sketch
Political leadership
The best of the worst of Bill Shorten’s zingers
Comedian Shaun Micallef, who benefitted from the former Labor leader’s one-liners more than anyone, said “I owe him a great debt.”
- by Nick Bonyhady
Opinion
Political leadership
Shorten didn’t give Labor a parting shot, he gave it a parting gift
The former party leader leaves the federal government with an astute message about how Labor can win the next election.
- by David Crowe
The best of Bill Shorten
As the one-time Labor leader announced his resignation from politics, we look back at his finest one-liners.
Levelling the playing field on school sport
Participation in school sport gives young children an opportunity to sample a range of activities. Education should be viewed as an investment, not an expenditure.
Ward on wrong track on trains blame game
South Coast commuters have been seeing the now five-year-delayed intercity trains run empty, on test, for many months. They are a ghost fleet.