At Brighton, Polanski raised his arms in triumph. It felt more like a wave goodbye The Greens’ leader seems long on agitprop but short on ideas – and one byelection away from losing his job The Guardian - UK · Oct 2
The Green party’s anti-Zionism motion is yet another attempt to tell Jews how we should think The resolution shows little understanding of what Zionism is, who Jews are or how antisemitism works, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Oct 2
Tragedy and loss helped forge Steph Hodgins-May into a steely climate campaigner. Now she’s taking on Anthony Albanese Greens party elders describe her obvious talent and determination to change things for the better, while political rivals’ verdicts vary wildly The Guardian - AU · Oct 2
Polanski says he does not need to win ‘50/50’ byelection to stay Green leader Exclusive: Party leader says outcome of ‘knife-edge’ vote in Keir Starmer’s former seat will not affect his position The Guardian - UK · Oct 2
Activists plan legal action against police ban on entering security zone near Perth weapons expo Under new WA laws anyone who defies an exclusion order could face a maximum $36,000 fine and three years in prison The Guardian - AU · Oct 2
Morning Mail: The public servants paid more than PM; Kean’s climate broadside; and Heeney’s comeback wish Parliamentary question reveals 11 officials earn more than $1m; Swans star wins club’s best and fairest and says he’s raring to return The Guardian - AU · Oct 1
Zack Polanski hails 'historic' year for Greens ahead of biggest ever party conference ZACK Polanski has hailed a “historic” year for the Greens following the party’s “extraordinary electoral success” as he says they can “transform the political landscape” ahead of their biggest ever conference ... The National (Scotland) · Oct 1
Matt Kean warns climate crisis ‘isn’t someone else’s problem’ as largest coal project in NSW history greenlit Exclusive: Climate Change Authority chair says planning commission did not account for climate-related economic damage in NSW The Guardian - AU · Oct 1
Zack Polanski issues test to UK Government over Israel-linked North Sea company THE UK Government has been challenged to explain whether its proposed sanctions against Israeli settlement-linked companies could affect the controversial Rosebank oil field. The National (Scotland) · Oct 1
Restore Britain is now the third largest party in Scotland, claims Rupert Lowe RESTORE membership in Scotland has surpassed that of Labour, the Conservatives and the Greens, the party's leadership has said The National (Scotland) · Oct 1
Group encouraging people to join Green party to back ‘Zionism is racism’ agenda Exclusive: Greens for Palestine group has links to activists who say pro-Israel ‘infiltrators’ must be rooted out of UK The Guardian - UK · Oct 1
‘Politics can be brutal’: Sarah Hanson-Young speaks out about divisions within Greens Greens sources say the relationship between new leader David Shoebridge and runner-up Mehreen Faruqi is seriously strained The Guardian - AU · Oct 1
Grattan on Friday: Albanese leaves grim domestic scene as he flies to the blue Pacific Having a “Pre-COP” meeting in Fiji and Tuvalu is one of those initiatives that seemed a good idea at the time. The Conversation · Oct 1
'Angry' Greens chief says Labor leaving voters in lurch The new Greens leadership is looking to UK counterparts for inspiration as they echo pledges to "replace Labor", which they say has been marching to the right. AAP · Sep 30
The Guardian - AU · Sep 30 A ‘huge ego’ but effective: who is David Shoebridge, the polarising new Greens leader taking on One Nation? The 55-year-old senator is renowned for his sharp brain but he divides opinion and could face opposition from the party’s grassroots
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30 How could Great Britain look under proportional representation? See the results for your area These visualisations from exclusive polling modelling show how the UK parliament could change under different voting systems
The Independent UK · Sep 30 Does Britain want to rejoin the EU? Here’s what the polls say Andy Burnham has said he is open to reversing Brexit, insisting he could go ‘all the way’ in proposing to rejoin the European Union
The Conversation · Sep 30 Amid rising support for right-wing minor parties, can David Shoebridge reinvigorate the Greens? New South Wales Senator David Shoebridge was elected Leader of the Australian Greens at a party room meeting organised prior to Senator Larissa Waters’ announcement that she was stepping down from the party leadership owing to health issues. Victorian Senator Steph Hodgkins-May was elected deputy leader, with whom Shoebridge ran…
The Conversation · Sep 30 New Greens leader David Shoebridge declares Greens ‘here to replace’ Labor New Greens leader David Shoebridge targeted Labor with a strong attack after the party on Wednesday chose him to succeed Larissa Waters, who this week resigned from the position because of ill health.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 30 A tight election looms in New Zealand. This time, overseas voters could be bad news for the big parties More than 100,000 have enrolled to vote from abroad in the November poll, and many are unhappy with how things look back home
The Guardian - AU · Sep 30 David Shoebridge says ‘we’re here to replace Labor’ in first remarks after being elected new Greens leader Shoebridge, a senator from New South Wales and former upper house state MP, won the role over Mehreen Faruqi and Sarah Hanson-Young
AAP · Sep 29 Greens issue call to arms as leadership loser hits out A rallying call from the new leader of the Greens has been tempered by unrest from the losing candidate and former deputy over the voting process.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 29 Morning Mail: Coalition’s lowest-ever poll rating; homeowners reel after rate hike; and a Socceroos thriller Our latest Essential poll shows slump to 22% of primary vote amid immigration debate; mortgage holders fear mounting costs after RBA hike
The National (Scotland) · Sep 29 Greens call for halt to new student flats as international student numbers plummet THE Scottish Greens are calling for a moratorium on purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in Glasgow amid falling international student numbers.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 29 From One Nation to fossil fuels, Adam Bandt and Bob Brown reveal vision for Greens ahead of leadership showdown Senior Greens figures say Larissa Waters’ successor must stop Labor approving fossil fuel projects ‘by whatever means’