Gaza ruling sparks calls to reconsider Israel support A ruling by the top UN court ordering Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza has sparked calls for Australia to reconsider its support for the Israeli government. AAP · Jan 27, 2024
Pocock wants to boost Centrelink payments using savings from stage-three tax cuts overhaul Key senator calls for broader tax reform, while arguing changes to stage-three plan could fund increases to jobseeker and other payments The Guardian - AU · Jan 26, 2024
Peter Dutton calls for election over ‘very significant change’ to stage-three tax cuts Anthony Albanese concedes Labor has changed tax policy but says he had ‘responsibility to act’ given cost of living pressures The Guardian - AU · Jan 25, 2024
Independent MPs 'conflicted' by tax cut changes Changes to tax cuts would help lower income Australians, but some independent MPs are concerned about the impact on their affluent constituents. AAP · Jan 25, 2024
Maori warn New Zealand PM Luxon off Treaty changes Maori leaders have described the New Zealand government as "the enemy" during annual celebrations at Ratana. AAP · Jan 24, 2024
Heatwave Deaths Will Increase 500% In Parts Of Aus By 2050 As Climate Change Worsens Deaths from heatwaves are expected to skyrocket over the coming decades, government data uncovered this week revealed, as parts of the country prepares to battle another round of extreme heat. Pedestrian.tv · Jan 24, 2024
Stage-three tax cuts: cabinet approves new cost-of-living relief for workers on less than $150,000 Taxpayers earning under $150,000 would be better off under a plan to retain the 37% tax bracket, unwinding the Morrison government’s stage-three tax cuts due to come into effect this year The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2024
Anthony Albanese hoses down claims stage-three tax cuts will be changed to pay for cost of living relief Prime minister says ‘everyone will be getting a tax cut’ on KIIS FM after 2GB says government considering lifting tax-free threshold while retaining highest tax bracket at $180,000 The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2024
Morning Mail: Albanese urged to scrap tax cuts, call for supermarket power probe, Haley trails Trump in key primary The controversial Coalition-era cuts are too expensive, Greens argue; Nikki Haley faces tough test in New Hampshire The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2024
Chair backs managing director – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2024
Labor on vote-buying spree promising tax cuts for all Anthony Albanese is promising middle Australia will be the focus of cost-of-living support, as speculation mounts about changes to stage three tax cuts. AAP · Jan 22, 2024
Greens warn Labor stage-three tax cuts will add to inflation and bring little relief for most workers Party releases Parliamentary Budget Office estimates that the plan will cost $323.6bn over a decade The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu’s denial of Palestinian statehood undermines prospects for peace, Labor MP says Criticism from the assistant foreign minister, Tim Watts, comes as backbencher says Israeli prime minister ‘is not a partner for peace’ The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2024
A NZ Greens MP is the latest high-profile person to be accused of shoplifting. Why does it happen? Generally speaking high-profile individuals like Golriz Ghahraman don’t steal to ‘gain resources’, but for more complex reasons, says criminologist The Guardian - AU · Jan 19, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024 AfD leader ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’, says German Social Democrats head Lars Klingbeil warns far-right party’s discussions of mass deportation sparked fear for millions across country
Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2024 OPINION - Sadiq Khan plans to put loos on the Tube — but what took so long? Well done, the Greens. If credit is due anywhere for the inclusion of £3 million in the Mayor’s budget for public lavatories at Tube stations, it should go to Caroline Russell. She’s the leader of the Greens in the London Assembly, and she’s been banging on about this for years.…
The Guardian - AU · Jan 17, 2024 Victorian Labor at odds with federal party on industrial relations bill State treasurer Tim Pallas warns amendments will encourage unions to refuse to bargain as he seeks meeting with Tony Burke
The Guardian - AU · Jan 16, 2024 Should Australian parliaments axe the Lord’s Prayer? In Victoria it’s up for debate Every parliament, except the ACT, features the Christian prayer. But it hasn’t always been the case, and some say it’s time to change
The Guardian - AU · Jan 16, 2024 Renters know they are the losers in Australia’s housing system – and as their anger rises, so will their protest vote The Greens are looking to recruit a generation of young people who have been utterly failed by successive governments
AAP · Jan 16, 2024 Shoplifting ends political career of NZ Green party MP Golriz Ghahraman has resigned as a New Zealand MP after allegations of shoplifting from upmarket clothing stores.
The Conversation · Jan 15, 2024 Freshwater national poll holds steady at a 50--50 tie between Labor and the Coalition as Trump set for big win in Iowa caucus A national Freshwater poll for The Sunday Telegraph had a 50–50 tie between Labor and the Coalition, unchanged from a Freshwater poll for The Financial Review in mid-December.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2024 Europe is marching to the right. Can Keir Starmer carry the centre-left torch? If he wins the election, the Labour leader will find himself a beacon of hope for progressives
The National (Scotland) · Jan 12, 2024 Scottish independence and General Election results predicted in new poll THE latest survey, from Redfield and Wilton Strategies, was published on Friday afternoon ...
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2024 Thousands of restaurants and pubs closing across UK blame soaring bills among pressures they face Hospitality industry says it is crumbling under joint pressures of rocketing energy bills amid cost of living crisis, as well as after-effects of Covid and Brexit
The National (Scotland) · Jan 11, 2024 Timeline for 'fundamental' Scottish council tax reform imminent, minister says A TIMESCALE for “fundamental” council tax reform will be unveiled in the coming weeks, the co-leader of the Scottish Greens has said ...