‘Moment of truth’ for Austria as far right senses election triumph Sunday’s poll result is on a knife-edge but populist FPÖ is looking to capitalise on fears about migration The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2024
LNP's blue dawn set to send Labor into electoral sunset Polling indicates Queensland is poised for a change in government, with youth crime and cost-of-living pressures set to define the election campaign. AAP · Sep 28, 2024
Austria Greens Leave Transport Pass As Legacy Ahead Of Vote Sunday's national vote in Austria is expected to punish the Greens, whose support has plunged since 2020 when they formed an unprecedented coalition with the conservatives. International Business Times · Sep 28, 2024
Litmus test: why Queensland’s election matters to Albanese and Dutton The state vote could have major implications for both leaders as issues such as cost of living and nuclear energy are debated ahead of a federal poll The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2024
View from the Hill: Albanese and Chalmers play cat-and-mouse on negative gearing with the public – and possibly with each other Is the government seriously interested in changing arrangements on negative gearing? After days of questions to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers, who would know? The Conversation · Sep 27, 2024
What’s really going on with negative gearing? Here are four paths for change Many have tried to reform Australia’s controversial tax settings and just as many have failed. Largely absent from this week’s frenetic debate: the options actually on the table The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2024
Patrick Harvie urges Labour to ditch Trident to fund Winter Fuel Payment GREENS co-leader Patrick Harvie has urged the Labour UK Government to scrap Trident and use its funding to reinstate the Winter Fuel Payment and… The National (Scotland) · Sep 26, 2024
This SA MP’s Anti-Abortion Bill Will Force Pregnant Women To Give Birth To Non-Viable Foetuses The Greens have slammed a new bill that would effectively "force" South Australians seeking an abortion from 28 weeks to give birth. Pedestrian.tv · Sep 26, 2024
Leaders of Germany’s Greens resign after state election defeats Ricarda Lang and Omid Nouripour call for reset as party faces ‘deepest crisis for a decade’ after Brandenburg result The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2024
Several Labor MPs ‘open’ to reforms to negative gearing to address housing crisis Some politicians welcome a fresh and bold response to address affordability, while others wary of resurrecting a debate lost at the 2019 election The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2024
The leaders of Germany's Greens are quitting after election defeats The leaders of Germany’s Greens, one of three parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s troubled coalition government, say they will step down after the latest in a string of disappointing election results The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2024
Bill proposing South Australians seeking later abortions give birth tantamount to ‘forced birth’, Greens say Proposed legislation says those seeking an abortion after 27 weeks and six days would have to either keep the baby or adopt it out The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2024
What’s Actually Going On With Negative Gearing & Capital Gains Tax? Your 3-Min Explainer Sometimes you just need a non-finance bro to break it down so you ~actually~ get it. Pedestrian.tv · Sep 25, 2024
Scottish and UK governments must cooperate on private jet tax, say Greens THE Scottish and UK Government must work together to introduce a tax on private jets, according to the Scottish The National (Scotland) · Sep 25, 2024
The Conversation · Sep 25, 2024 Why is the Reserve Bank independent from government, and why does it matter? Negotiations over reforms to the Reserve Bank of Australia this week took an unprecedented turn when the Greens demanded the government use its reserve powers to immediately cut interest rates.
AAP · Sep 25, 2024 Advice on negative gearing 'not unusual': Treasurer While the government has downplayed speculation it's contemplating changes to negative gearing, it's also not ruling it out.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2024 Austria elections: could the far-right FPÖ take power and what are its plans? The anti-immigration Freedom party leads in the polls but the centre-right ÖVP looks likely to be kingmaker
AAP · Sep 24, 2024 Government grants extension to three coal mines Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says extending the lifespan of NSW coal mines was above board, despite the decision being labelled a 'betrayal'.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2024 Tanya Plibersek approves three coalmine expansions in move criticised as ‘the opposite of climate action’ Decision angers environment groups with Australian Conservation Foundation saying Albanese government ‘continues to disappoint’
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024 The Guardian view on Olaf Scholz’s struggling coalition: running out of time Editorial: A pyrrhic victory for social democrats in the latest state election offers scant consolation. The German far right continues to strengthen
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024 Germany’s SPD mulls deal with hard left in Brandenburg after far-right defeat Surprise win for chancellor’s centre-left party is tempered by need to deal with BSW to form state government
The Guardian - AU · Sep 23, 2024 Guardian Essential poll: Twice as many voters back Labor’s housing bills as oppose them Just 20% of Greens voters supported blocking the government’s Build to Rent and Help to Buy legislation
The Guardian - AU · Sep 23, 2024 Afternoon Update: grocery giants sued over ‘illusory’ discounts; new Socceroos coach; and abducted toddler found after 73 years Anthony Albanese says if the allegations are found to be true it would be ‘completely unacceptable’ behaviour by the supermarkets
The Conversation · Sep 23, 2024 View from The Hill: The Greens’ demands on the RBA make for bad economic policy. Is it also crazy politics? When the Greens tell Labor they’re ready to negotiate, what they usually mean is they’re preparing to make populist demands that can’t or shouldn’t be met.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 23, 2024 Greens may bristle at comparison but their RBA interest rate cut ultimatum is Trumpist No government institution is entirely at arm’s length, but an intervention by Jim Chalmers would likely be calamitous