Scottish Greens could vote against Budget if it cuts funding for councils Green MSPs could vote against the Scottish Government’s Budget if ministers try to cut the cash provided to councils. The National (Scotland) · Oct 24, 2024
Scottish Greens to debate withdrawing support for National Care Service plans AN emergency motion opposing plans for the National Care Service is set to be debated at the upcoming Scottish Greens conference. The National (Scotland) · Oct 24, 2024
Queensland Greens vow ban on new deals to outsource hospital services to anti-abortion organisations Exclusive: Party to push for ‘universal access’ as it draws attention to Labor’s deals with Catholic organisation Mater to run public hospitals The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2024
‘What the hell is happening’: calls for answers after 10% of Tasmanian salmon die in Macquarie Harbour fish farms Greens MP says number of mortalities is ‘enormous’ and ‘most likely the result of overstocking’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2024
Scottish Greens call for ‘mansion tax’ in exchange for Budget support THE Scottish Greens have urged ministers to bring in a so-called “mansion tax” if the party is to support its Budget. The National (Scotland) · Oct 23, 2024
It's complex, says advocate as power cut for homeless As tent cities for the homeless in Australia's fastest-growing city have their power cut off, an advocate has cautioned against oversimplifying the issue. AAP · Oct 23, 2024
Queensland election abortion debate: it’s what David Crisafulli is not saying that matters most There is a contradiction between the Liberal National party leader’s steadfast defence of the right to a conscience vote a year ago, and his continued refusal to make a clear statement about it these past few weeks The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2024
Loser of Austrian election to try to form government after parties shun far right People’s party tasked with coalition talks with Social Democrats after winning Freedom party fails to find partner The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2024
Patrick Harvie: Australia's indigenous people deserve 'proper apology' SCOTTISH Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie has said the indigenous people of Australia deserve a “proper apology” after King Charles was berated… The National (Scotland) · Oct 22, 2024
View from The Hill: We have bigger issues around freedom of speech than Lidia Thorpe’s noisy protest King Charles – as the old-fashioned saying goes – didn’t come down in the last shower. He’s unlikely to have been fazed by the outburst from independent senator Lidia Thorpe, who disrupted Monday’s Parliament House reception for the royals. The Conversation · Oct 22, 2024
Low and slow: the tactics that have made the Greens a threat in traditionally safe Queensland Labor seats With an aggressive on-the-ground election campaign, the party is courting multicultural communities in Brisbane’s fringe The Guardian - AU · Oct 21, 2024
Lidia Thorpe: Who is the Indigenous Australian MP who accused King Charles of genocide on royal tour? ‘Give us our land back. Give us what you stole from us – our bones, our skulls, our babies, our people’, she shouted The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2024
Fight over Libs leadership after record election loss The Liberal Party faces a battle over its direction in the ACT, with conservative MLA Jeremy Hanson launching a mutiny against moderate leader Elizabeth Lee. AAP · Oct 21, 2024
Big business blueprint to nail down housing crisis fix Quicker approvals and slashing red tape are some of the key measures the business lobby has put forward to improve housing affordability and accessibility. AAP · Oct 20, 2024
The Conversation · Oct 19, 2024 Labor retains office at ACT election; US presidential election remains on a knife’s edge The Labor Party has won a seventh consecutive ACT election.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2024 ‘I want to make history’: the relief teacher targeting a Labor stronghold to become Australia’s first trans MP If Tara Burnett wins Cooper at next federal election, she’ll succeed where many Greens hopefuls have failed in the past – including her own partner
AAP · Oct 19, 2024 Independents' day continues as voters leave the majors An unprecedented election of independents at the last federal election is proving more of a trend than an anomaly with results replicated in ACT and NSW polls.
AAP · Oct 18, 2024 Labor, LNP 'broken', minor parties look to gain ground Queensland's crossbench is tipped to expand on October 26 as support for minor parties across the state grows while Labor and the LNP fight to retain seats.
AAP · Oct 18, 2024 Triumphant Labor extends reign to 27 years in ACT Canberrans have returned Labor and the Greens to power in the ACT, resigning the Liberals to more than a quarter of a century in the political wilderness.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2024 Trams, stadiums and climate: all you need to know about the ACT election Liberals hope to break Labor’s 23-year grip on power while Greens also have a chance of leading Canberrans
AAP · Oct 18, 2024 Time not on Labor's side in territory election battle Without published polling, its anyone's guess if Labor's Andrew Barr can secure a fourth term as ACT leader or whether the Liberals can end 23 years in exile.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2024 Morning Mail: Israel kills Hamas leader, how negative gearing fix could help renters, women crash out of T20 Israel’s foreign minister says man killed by troops in Gaza is country’s most wanted; negative gearing change could help renters, Greens say
The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2024 Mike Pezzullo says being stripped of Order of Australia ‘does not amount to a hill of beans’ – as it happened Pezzullo said the decisionmakers ‘presumably” believed the termination was ‘just and fair’
The Conversation · Oct 17, 2024 LNP is set for an easy win in Queensland, but its first term may pose a much greater challenge It’s long been assumed the Queensland election of October 26 – to elect the state’s 58th (and second fixed, four-year) parliament – would be a tough ask for a tired-looking Labor government seeking a rare fourth term.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2024 Labor rules out changing negative gearing or capital gains tax despite backlash to Albanese’s $4.3m cliffside house Some government MPs called for a rethink amid concerns about Copacabana purchase ahead of election expected to be fought over housing