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Quoting religious text could be defence against Australia’s new hate speech laws, draft bill shows

Referencing ‘teaching or discussion’ could give exemption from legislation Labor hopes to pass next week

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: PM recalls parliament to tackle hate speech; Trump’s attack on Fed chair ramps up; and Rose Byrne wins at Golden Globes

Anthony Albanese will push the Coalition and the Greens to support urgent legislation proposing tougher hate speech laws and gun reform

The Guardian - AU

PM recalls parliament to fast-track hate speech and gun laws in wake of Bondi terror attack

MPs to return next week to debate new racial vilification offence, ‘hate preachers’ crackdown and gun buyback

The Guardian - AU

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Greens could join pact with Labour to stop Farage – but only if Starmer is replaced as leader, Polanski says

Exclusive: Zack Polanski tells The Independent that doing a deal with a Starmer-led Labour Party would ‘lead to a worse version of Nigel Farage’

The Independent UK

Labour in pole position to win 2028 race for Mayor of London, new survey reveals

EXCLUSIVE: Sir Sadiq Khan’s party is on 32%, the Conservatives 20%, Reform 19%, the Greens 13% and Liberal Democrats 11%

Evening Standard

It’s unwise for Labour to attack the Green party and its wealth tax proposal

Letters: Readers respond to the Fabian Society’s leader, Joe Dromey, describing the Green party as a threat to be countered alongside Reform

The Guardian - UK

Who’s going to the ballot box this year? Here’s the election state of play

This article covers the March South Australian state election and November Victorian state election. The United States will hold midterm elections in November, giving Democrats an opportunity to take control of Congress.

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Labour drops behind Tories for first time since election ahead of make-or-break May vote

Pressure on prime minister Keir Starmer as he trails Nigel Farage’s and Kemi Badenoch’s parties in key poll just months before elections in Scotland, Wales and English councils

The Independent UK

Labour hits new record low in London with Tories pushed into fourth place behind Greens and Reform, poll finds

EXCLUSIVE: Just 31% of Londoners now say they would vote for Sir Keir Starmer’s party, according to a Savanta survey, down from 43% at the 2024 General Election

Evening Standard

Labor and Albanese take a hit in post-Bondi Resolve poll

Despite fallout from the expenses scandal and Bondi, Labor still holds a 54–46 lead in Resolve, but Anthony Albanese’s ratings have slumped. Newspoll analysis has One Nation’s surge concentrated with voters of lower educational attainment.

The Conversation

‘We were missing in the conversation’: how Zack Polanski hit on plan to beat Reform at their own game

This time last year Polanski was barely known outside the party. Now he’s hoping for success at May’s local elections – by taking a page from Nigel Farage’s playbook

The Guardian - UK

Greens 'blindsided' as state MP quits in frustration

The Greens say the departure of an MP for the cross bench will disappoint party members who campaigned for her at the election six months ago.

AAP

Greens’ Polanski prepared to work with Burnham but not Starmer ‘to stop Reform’

Green party leader says he could see potential for political partnership with Labour under Andy Burnham

The Guardian - UK

The key moments that could ‘decide fate of Keir Starmer’ next year

Lord Robert Hayward has warned of a number of heavy Labour defeats in 2026

The Independent UK

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Heavy Labour losses in May could decide Starmer’s future – expert

Gains in London councils such as Westminster or Barnet could help shore up Kemi Badenoch’s position as Conservative leader, an expert said.

The Independent UK

Starmer needs to tell a better Christmas story about Labour

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: If Labour is to avoid catastrophe in the May local elections, the prime minister and his cabinet need to pull together and deliver both action and good news

International Business Times UK

Green Party Scandal: Councillor Asghar Arrested on Suspicion of Modern Slavery and Threats

Green Party councillor Sohail Asghar arrested for modern slavery and threats in Lancashire, leading to suspension

The Guardian - AU

NSW premier says police commissioner to decide when to use state’s new protest ban powers

Introduced in response to the Bondi beach terror attack, the laws give police powers to ban on protests for up to three months after a terrorist event

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The Guardian - AU

Wayne Swan removes retweet about Bondi vigil after criticism from Jewish groups – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Guns, terror symbols, protests and hate speech: NSW is pushing through changes after Bondi – so what are they?

The Liberals say they will support the legislation, but parts have been opposed by the Nationals and Greens. Here’s what is being proposed

The Guardian - AU

Gun crackdown and controversial protest laws to be passed in NSW despite Coalition split over firearms

NSW Nationals to oppose gun law reforms introduced in wake of Bondi attack as Greens say protest laws are ‘draconian’ and may be unconstitutional

The Conversation

What the year in polls tells us about Reform’s growth – and Labour and Tory losses

In the year and a half since Labour won a landslide in the 2024 general election, over 400 polls have been published. Combined, these polls tell a story of a government and its traditional opposition party losing support and fringe parties gaining ground. The big question this poses is whether…

AAP

Clock ticks on support for rejigged super tax changes

A six-month heads up on tax changes is tight but manageable, big super funds say, although Labor still needs to find a friend to get the laws past parliament.

Evening Standard

How support for Labour crumbled in Britain in 2025 with Rachel Reeves' popularity plunging

Backing for the Tories also fell, went up slightly for Reform UK, was unchanged for the Liberal Democrats while the biggest gainers this year were the Greens

The Conversation

Study shows views of British empire shape voting behaviour – but in subtle ways

If you wander through Glasgow Green, you’ll encounter the Doulton fountain, a gaudy terracotta tribute to empire that features “native” and colonial figures in national dress holding out the produce of their lands to the imperial centre. Like thousands of imperial monuments across Britain, the Doulton Fountain is neither widely…

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