Wayne Swan warns Labor not to speak to Australians in ‘highly stylised political way’

<p><strong>Exclusive:</strong> ALP national president urges party to urgently renew its ageing grassroots membership base in suburban and regional areas</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The Australian Labor party must renew or risk collapse like other centre-left parties including the US Democrats, the national president Wayne Swan has said, cautioning his own side against complacency after its election win and the chaos engulfing the Coalition.</p><p>In an interview with Guardian Australia, the former treasurer also said Labor “shouldn’t be afraid” of engaging in contentious policy debates as he suggested modern voters wouldn’t embrace a “tame” agenda.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/06/wayne-swan-warns-labor-not-to-speak-to-australians-in-highly-stylised-political-way">Continue reading...</a>