'Crossroads moment': Greens at odds over carbon scheme Polluters will be able to use carbon credits from existing native forests after Labor won support for a new accounting method, creating a rift among the Greens. AAP · Sep 10
Contentious koala park plan to go ahead as three Greens senators cross the floor Party backed plan to allow big industry to use a new koala national park in NSW to offset its climate pollution, but three senators dissented The Guardian - AU · Sep 10
Labour names candidate to stand in by-election for Starmer’s old seat The by-election, which takes place on October 8, comes after Sir Keir Starmer revealed his plans to quit Parliament earlier this month The Independent UK · Sep 9
Labour picks former child refugee to stand in byelection for Starmer’s seat Sagal Abdi-Wali, who came from Somalia in the 1990s, likely to face Zack Polanski in Holborn and St Pancras contest The Guardian - UK · Sep 9
More voters think Restore Britain’s Rupert Lowe is doing a good job as leader than Greens’ Zack Polanski, new poll shows More than 4 in 10 (43 per cent) of voters believe the Green Party leader is doing a bad job, compared to 24 per cent who think the same of the Restore Britain leader The Independent UK · Sep 9
Burnham sees sanctions against Israeli settlements as an electoral asset While a survey found Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters to be the strongest backers of such a ban on trade, even Tory and Reform voters were in favour overall The Guardian - UK · Sep 9
Trump administration to confront Australia over Labor’s social media algorithm plan White House warns trading partners against ‘imposing digital services taxes, fines, and other forms of extortion’ on US tech sector The Guardian - AU · Sep 9
Voters may 'forgive' state One Nation leader's past A One Nation leader's admissions of past mistakes have raised character questions but an election analyst believes many anti-establishment voters won't care. AAP · Sep 9
One Nation surges in two polls taken after Secret Harbour byelection The federal YouGov and Morgan polls are the first that were entirely taken after One Nation thumped Labor at the August 29 Western Australian state Secret Harbour byelection. The Conversation · Sep 9
Three-day manhunt ends as man charged over family axe attack – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Sep 8
Labor wants Australians to be able to opt out of online algorithms. How will it change your feed? The prime minister has predicted blowback to the scheme, which will affect social media, search engines and AI chatbots The Guardian - AU · Sep 8
Zack Polanski faces fight from within Green Party to get selected in crunch London by-election Camden councillor Hamza Chowdhury launched his campaign to replace Sir Keir Starmer this week by stating the borough does not need ‘a politician you’ll only see on a leaflet’ Evening Standard · Sep 8
The byelection here in Holborn and St Pancras is Labour’s to lose. But lose it might The Greens appeal to young and progressive voters here on defence, rent controls and North Sea oil. The Burnham bounce may be about to hit an obstacle, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Sep 8
Koala Park hinges on government pay day from polluters A carbon credit scheme has divided environmental groups and caused a rift in the Greens leading up to a key senate vote that could end a planned Koala Park. AAP · Sep 8
AAP · Sep 8 Reforms blocking Big Build corruption probe under fire A state government is expected to introduce new laws to give its anti-corruption commission increased powers, but it may not allow retrospective probes.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 7 NSW Greens MP pleads with federal colleagues not to back National party motion to block koala park deal Federal Greens partyroom split over plan for NSW to get millions of dollars’ worth in carbon credits for creating a koala national park
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7 Polanski faces Green rival in his pursuit of Keir Starmer’s old seat Hamza Chowdhury says most of his fellow Green Camden councillors back him to contest 8 October byelection
The National (Scotland) · Sep 7 Greens making no secret of targeting Nicola Sturgeon supporters The Greens forgave the end of the Bute House Agreement but it's clear they won't forget as they go after Nicola Sturgeon supporters ...
The Independent UK · Sep 7 Zack Polanski faces challenge from Green councillor in bid to contest Starmer’s Westminster seat The Greens are likely to pose the greatest threat to Labour in the by-election
The Conversation · Sep 7 Germany: why the AfD won in Saxony-Anhalt – and what happens next The results of Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt state election on September 6 were far worse than feared for the country’s mainstream political parties. The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) came close to winning a majority of votes, with 43.8%. This was about 4% higher than polls had suggested.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 7 Bureaucrats urge Albanese to ban social media clips taken from parliament to save them from ‘ridicule’ Secretaries board concerned material posted without proper context as Greens warn ban could result in lack of transparency
Evening Standard · Sep 7 Writ issued for Holborn and St Pancras by-election as Ed Miliband leads Labour fightback against Zack Polanski The crunch by-election in London is expected to take place on Thursday October 8, or possibly the 15th
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7 ‘We can win here’: Zack Polanski presses the flesh in Holborn and St Pancras Polanski is confident of taking seat vacated by Keir Starmer, but says he will stay on as Green party leader even if he loses
The Guardian - AU · Sep 6 Morning Mail: US military interests in Australia; Labor accused of inaction on Zomi Frankcom; and Indonesia’s ash cloud US military present in more than 100 Australian bases; Labor lambasted over reaction to comments on Zomi Frankcom’s killing; far-right AfD set to win German state election
The Guardian - AU · Sep 6 Coalition targets Labor over ‘plummeting’ Sydney house prices – as it happened All the day’s news as it unfolded