Kristy McBain · [email protected]

June 17, 2020 at 12:38 AM

You free Sunday?

John,I'm Labor's candidate in the Eden-Monaro by-election, and in this election we're going to make history. This Sunday at 11am, I will be hosting Australia’s first ever online campaign launch.RSVP to my Eden-Monaro campaign launch this Sunday at 11am.I’m launching my campaign and I want you to be…

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  Penny Wong · [email protected]

June 13, 2020 at 6:20 AM

This week's Senate Select(ions)

John, Welcome to Labor’s Senate Select(ions) - a wrap of this week’s developments from the Senate, and the Senate Select Committee investigating the Morrison Government’s coronavirus response.Parliament resumed this week, and so too did the COVID Committee’s work. Finance Minister Mathias Cormann w…

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  Paul Erickson · [email protected]

June 11, 2020 at 6:04 AM

They're bringing out the big guns

John,It’s less than a month to go until election day in the Eden-Monaro by-election and one thing is clear – Scott Morrison and the Liberals are throwing everything they’ve got at this to win.They’ve rolled out Scott Morrison and Liberal Ministers at staged media events so that they can get their c…

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  Kristy McBain · [email protected]

June 1, 2020 at 12:24 AM

[confidential] A sneak peek at our first tv ad

Hi John, I’m Kristy McBain, Labor’s candidate for the Eden-Monaro by-election, and I wanted to let you in on a little secret.Our campaign team has produced our first TV ad and I want to give you a sneak peek. Small businesses are the lifeblood of my regional community. Brad runs a small business as…

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  Wayne Swan · [email protected]

May 26, 2020 at 10:58 PM

Vested interests with deep pockets

John, Already we’ve seen just how the coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on our way of life. But the decisions made in the next few months and years will shape our future. Even after the restrictions are lifted, Australia will be a changed country and it’s vital that Labor stands up for mil…

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  Linda Burney and Anthony Albanese · [email protected]

May 26, 2020 at 1:35 AM

We’re in this together

John,Tomorrow marks the beginning of National Reconciliation Week. Every year between May 27 and June 3 we take time to share our histories, cultures, achievements and, of course, contribute to reconciliation in Australia. Today, marks National Sorry Day – 23 years since the handing down of the Br…

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  Kristy McBain · [email protected]

May 25, 2020 at 6:20 AM

It's on – here's how you've helped

John,As you might have seen, the polling date for the Eden-Monaro by-election has been announced as July 4 and the campaign is now officially underway.But you’ve already been helping Labor out in Eden-Monaro so I wanted to take a moment to give you an update on how things are going and say thanks.S…

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  Penny Wong · [email protected]

May 15, 2020 at 8:14 AM

The latest Senate Select(ions)

John, Welcome to Labor’s Senate Select(ions) - a wrap of this week’s developments from the Senate – and the Senate Select Committee investigating the Morrison Government’s coronavirus response.Parliament resumed this week with more marketing and muddled messages from his Government. 1 – Power’s six…

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  Tony Burke · [email protected]

May 15, 2020 at 7:43 AM

5&5 – Jobs, debt and the coronavirus crisis

 John,Normally this would have been Budget week. But the last thing the government wanted to release were detailed accounts on forward projections for jobs and debt. Here’s the #5and5:BESTAnthony’s vision statementTrying to make Jobkeeper fairerJim Chalmers’ response to Josh FrydenbergSitting calen…

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  Anthony Albanese · [email protected]

May 14, 2020 at 10:18 PM

I need your help with something

John,I need your help.After decades of service in uniform and in Parliament, Labor’s Mike Kelly announced that he’s retiring. His health challenges are well known – a consequence of his military service overseas.It means we’re fighting a by-election in the seat of Eden-Monaro, a seat Labor only wo…

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  Anthony Albanese · [email protected]

May 11, 2020 at 7:10 AM

Australia beyond the coronavirus

John, Curtin and Chifley once spoke of victory in war, victory in peace. The vision to imagine greater opportunity for all in peace. The courage to begin that work even in the midst of war. Today I delivered my fifth vision statement on Australia beyond the coronavirus – and it’s the same vision a…

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  Brad McBain · [email protected]

May 9, 2020 at 11:22 PM

A surprise for Kristy

John,Let me introduce myself.  I’m Brad. My wife is Kristy McBain, Labor’s candidate for Eden-Monaro and (more importantly!) the mum of our three beautiful children. Over the past few months, our community has been ravaged by fire, drought, and the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. As well as be…

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  Kristy McBain · [email protected]

May 4, 2020 at 11:05 PM

Why I want to represent Eden-Monaro

 John,I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself.I’m Kristy McBain and I’ve been endorsed as Labor’s candidate for the upcoming by-election in Eden-Monaro.It’s no secret that our community is doing it tough. We’ve had a number of horror bushfires. The whole of Eden-Monaro has been affected by th…

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  Paul Erickson · [email protected]

May 2, 2020 at 1:48 AM

BREAKING: Latest polling on Eden-Monaro

 John,As you might have heard, Labor's MP for Eden-Monaro Mike Kelly has announced his retirement from politics.That means there will now be a by-election in Eden-Monaro, and already private polling has leaked to the media showing that the Nationals are ahead of Labor by 52-48.We knew that this by-…

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  Anthony Albanese · [email protected]

April 30, 2020 at 3:18 AM

Thank you, Mike Kelly

John,You’ve probably heard the news, but I wanted to write you a note as well. This morning Mike Kelly announced that he will retire from Parliament after a career of service to our nation.Mike has faced health challenges – a consequence of his military service overseas. It’s that spirit of service…

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  Anthony Albanese · [email protected]

April 16, 2020 at 8:36 AM

I need your help to protect casuals

John, Last week we had a big win. After weeks of pressure from Labor, trade unions and businesses, Parliament finally passed a wage subsidy. As a result, six million workers will get the support they need to stay in their jobs. But our work is far from over. We know that the wage subsidy doesn’t …

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  Anthony Albanese · [email protected]

April 8, 2020 at 12:58 PM

BREAKING: Wage subsidies are on the way

John,Parliament has just passed a wage subsidy – something Labor has spent weeks calling for. Support is on the way for millions of Australians – and as a result, millions of Australians will stay in work and out of Centrelink.I know this package isn’t perfect. I’m disappointed that the Government d…

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  Anthony Albanese · [email protected]

April 7, 2020 at 9:21 AM

An update from Canberra

John,I’m writing this email from my office in Canberra. Tomorrow Parliament will meet to pass the third coronavirus package – including a wage subsidy for Australian workers. I know many of you have been fighting for wage subsidies. I know many of you are concerned that the Government’s proposal d…

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  Tony Burke · [email protected]

March 24, 2020 at 7:01 AM

#5and5 – The Coronavirus Crisis

 John,Okay so the subject line isn’t really true. We only sat for one day so a typical #5and5 doesn’t really work. But I want you to know the full story - including some of the behind the scenes information that wasn’t reported - of an extraordinary day in the parliament yesterday. Here’s the timel…

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  Anthony Albanese · [email protected]

March 23, 2020 at 6:40 AM

We will get through this – together

John,We’re facing a new reality in a world being shut down by the coronavirus pandemic.It’s one that grows more confronting by the day. People are anxious about where this is heading, and that’s understandable.At the end of the day, this is about people’s lives. Now is the time to listen, to learn…

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  Anthony Albanese · [email protected]

March 15, 2020 at 8:28 AM

Watch my address to the nation

John,Tonight I addressed the nation on the coronavirus pandemic.This is the toughest health crisis the world has faced in decades. We must do everything we can now to treat the sick, protect the vulnerable and contain the spread of this virus.As we've seen overseas, the earlier and the faster the …

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  Tony Burke · [email protected]

March 6, 2020 at 6:56 AM

5&5 - Tag team

 John,This was one of those weeks when the Senate has estimates committee hearings while the Reps has its normal routine of legislation (what little of it there is) and Question Time. Here’s the #5and5: BESTTag teamAlbo finally gets his sayFriends, rorters, countrymenWhat was that?Back in black? WO…

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  Andrew Giles · [email protected]

March 5, 2020 at 9:52 PM

There’s no place for racism in Australia

 John, Recently, we’ve seen a shocking rise in race-based violence. There’s been terrifying attacks on people of Asian appearance in Prahran and Randwick. Attacks on Australian Muslins ­– including the shocking assault of a heavily pregnant Muslim woman in Parramatta by a stranger. A 30 percent ris…

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  Tony Burke · [email protected]

February 28, 2020 at 4:10 AM

5&5 - The sports rorts scandal closes in on the PM

 John,This week alternated between moments of unity and some of the toughest questioning Scott Morrison has had to deal with so far. It’s no surprise that the PM is so scared of ever getting into an actual debate with Labor. Here’s the #5and5:BESTTackling domestic violenceScoMo’s debate no-showCong…

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  Paul Erickson · [email protected]

February 21, 2020 at 3:46 AM

Net zero by 2050 ☀️

 John,You might have already seen Anthony Albanese’s announcement that Labor will commit Australia to a target of net zero emissions by 2050 if we win the next election.It’s a big announcement and it’s the right thing to do – climate change is real and this is what the scientists say needs to happe…

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  Anthony Albanese · [email protected]

February 21, 2020 at 2:54 AM

A carbon neutral future

John, By now you've probably heard the news. An Albanese Labor Government will back net zero emissions by 2050. It means Australia would only emit as much greenhouse gas as we can absorb. It's a common sense idea. All Australian states and territories back it. Businesses like AGL, BHP, BP, Qantas an…

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  Anthony Albanese · [email protected]

February 19, 2020 at 9:55 AM

The generation that built this nation

John,When I look at older Australians, I see the generation that built this nation.They have shown aspiration at its most fundamental – aspiration not just for themselves, but for a better life for their children.Societies are judged on how they treat their vulnerable. But if we were judged on how …

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  Tony Burke · [email protected]

February 14, 2020 at 5:39 AM

#5and5 – Coalition of Chaos

 John,It’s rare for two sitting weeks to merge like these two did. Everything about this week was a straight line consequence of what happened last week. Last week we had a reshuffled ministry because Bridget McKenzie had resigned over “sports rorts”. This week the instability within the Coalition …

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  Anthony Albanese · [email protected]

February 12, 2020 at 8:34 AM

Listening to First Australians

John,Since 2008, I've sat in Parliament and listened to speeches from Prime Ministers and Opposition Leaders alike on closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.Journalists often say that days like today show Parliament at its best.But if today is nothing but sentiment and spe…

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  Tony Burke · [email protected]

February 8, 2020 at 5:52 AM

#5and5: The first week of 2020

  John, Sorry the email is late this week but there’s a good reason. Shadow Cabinet met in Bateman’s Bay on Friday to hear first-hand from the community represented by Labor’s Fiona Phillips about the impact of the fires. It’s going to be a long road to recovery and there were plenty…

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  Anthony Albanese · [email protected]

January 9, 2020 at 4:20 AM

Help save our koalas

John,The bushfire crisis is unprecedented. But experts tell us that this is the new normal.It's hard not to feel overwhelmed by the scale and the stories coming out of the disaster.There's a lot of bad – but I wanted to share some of the good.Yesterday I visited Adelaide Koala Rescue – a local commu…

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  Jim Chalmers · [email protected]

December 16, 2019 at 7:13 AM

An even weaker economy

 John,A few hours ago we received a big update on the Budget and the economy. It’s not pretty.It’s official: Economic growth is down again, wages growth is down again and unemployment is higher.The Liberals and Nationals promised to make the economy “even stronger” but instead it’s even weaker on t…

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  Penny Wong · [email protected]

December 11, 2019 at 2:52 AM

The Senate in Seven

 Dear John,The Morrison Government ended the parliamentary year with its integrity in tatters. Here are my top issues from the final sitting fortnight of 2019.Photo: Lyndal Curtis1. Anti-worker ‘Ensuring Integrity Bill’ defeated After months of hard work by Australian workers, Labor Party members a…

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  Tony Burke · [email protected]

December 7, 2019 at 10:39 PM

#5and5: The final sitting week of 2019

 John,The best and worst Parliament has to offer was certainly on full display during the last sitting week of 2019. Here’s the 5&5:BESTKeeping Angus Taylor accountableThe Boy Who Cried WolfJim Chalmers nails it10 years since the CPRSNine-year-old Leader of the HouseWORSTEnsuring double standar…

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  Anthony Albanese · [email protected]

December 7, 2019 at 2:48 AM

Scott Morrison wants silent Australians

John,When I announced that my third vision statement as Labor Leader would be on democracy, little did I know democracy would be under attack as it was this week.The Morrison Government doesn't support the freedom of the press. It doesn't support the right to protest. And – as we saw in Parliament …

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  Tony Burke · [email protected]

November 29, 2019 at 5:05 AM

#5and5: A massive win for workers

 John,It’s a pretty simple summary of the best and worst. Best week for Labor. Worst week for the Liberals and Nationals. Best week for Anthony Albanese. Worst week for Scott Morrison. Best week for workers. Worst week for the government’s extreme agenda. Best week for questions about integrity. Wo…

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  Anthony Albanese · [email protected]

November 22, 2019 at 5:24 AM

An economy that works for people

John,I was raised in a council house by a single mum on an invalid pension.  So much of what Mum did added up to one thing: her hope that my life would turn out better than hers.  A better life for our families and our communities – this is the aspiration of the Australian people, and the promise …

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  Anthony Albanese · [email protected]

November 8, 2019 at 3:46 AM

The path forward

John,Well, the review into our election campaign is complete. For true believers, it's not an easy read. It doesn't brush over the hard truths – and nor should it.In short? We got it wrong. Not everything was wrong, but enough was.I'm not going to make excuses. We know that if you do the same thing…

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  Julie Collins · [email protected]

November 2, 2019 at 11:31 PM

Aged care is in crisis

  John, I was appalled when I read the stories of neglect and mistreatment in the aged care royal commission’s interim report. The report found that aged care in Australia is a “shocking tale of neglect” and that it “diminishes Australia as a nation”.  There’s not one part of Austra…

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  Anthony Albanese · [email protected]

October 29, 2019 at 10:49 AM

Our vision for Australia

John,Australia is at a crucial intersection.From a weakening economy and growing job insecurity, to the challenge of climate change and an ageing population – Australia needs a plan.But Australia has a government that has no agenda, let alone a plan for the future.It’s a government that is charact…

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  Penny Wong · [email protected]

October 28, 2019 at 9:24 PM

The Senate in Seven

 John,Labor senators spent last week scrutinising the Government in Senate Estimates – these are my top seven moments.1. Above ScrutinySenate Estimates used to be when governments answered questions – but Scott Morrison thinks he doesn’t need to be accountable.His Government gave a masterclass in d…

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  Tony Burke · [email protected]

October 25, 2019 at 5:40 AM

#5and5

  John, It was looking for a while like we could go a full two weeks without Angus Taylor being embroiled in a new scandal. But no. You can’t. Fantastic. Great move. Well done Angus… Here’s this week’s #5and5: BEST Infrastructure ineptitude Drought doldrums Porter’s James Hardie gaf…

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