The Labor Party officially launched their campaign on Sunday, unveiling new policies and making their most comprehensive pitch to voters so far. But the policy offering remains slimmer than it was three years ago, which is part of what has been described as the party’s small target strategy. Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe on the Labor Party’s policy platform and the demographic data that shaped it.

The decision to pull subsidies from childcare has caused alarm in the sector - especially because it is the only industry where this has happened.

As Scott Morrison looks at a bleak five years economically, some in his own party think he’s gearing up for an early election.