Shift to apartment living amid housing crisis More Australians are living in affordable apartments amid a cost of living and housing crisis, as the push to build up rather than out gathers momentum. AAP · Jun 14, 2023
News briefs All 5 of the Philadelphia Zoo’s meerkats have died from a mystery toxin Tribune News Service · Jun 13, 2023
German government coalition agrees to bring disputed heating bill to parliament before summer recess German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition says it would bring a disputed heating bill to parliament this week for consideration The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023
German far-right party overtakes Chancellor Scholz’s Social Democrats in poll The far-right AfD leapfrogged Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats for the first time to rank as Germany’s no. 2 party in a poll for broadcaster RTL. Tribune News Service · Jun 13, 2023
SNP and Green MSPs accused of 'betrayal' after voting down 'Milly's Law' plan Labour have reacted angrily to the rejection after First Minister Humza Yousaf said he would engage on the issue. Daily Record · Jun 13, 2023
MPs defend conduct over Higgins’ rape allegations Members of both sides of parliament have sought to defend their handling of Brittany Higgins' rape allegations while accusing each other of playing politics. The New Daily · Jun 13, 2023
Greens knock back Labor’s proposed housing fund tweaks The government is proposing key changes to its $10 billion housing fund but the Greens say Labor is still not moving on its two key demands. The New Daily · Jun 12, 2023
Morning Mail: Hunter Valley faces bus tragedy, poll boost for Albanese, Berlusconi dies Residents grieve after wedding bus crash tragedy; Essential poll shows voters still trust Labor to handle the cost of living crisis The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2023
Labor guarantees minimum $500m each year for housing in bid to win Greens support Housing minister says work for social and affordable homes can begin as soon as future fund is established but Greens say it should begin now The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2023
Coalition’s wounded feelings over Brittany Higgins will sink debate to new lows The opposition is out for vengeance over what it sees as ‘collusion’ and ‘weaponisation’ but Labor will no doubt push back The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2023
Greens refine demands on $10 billion housing fund Negotiations over the federal housing fund continue, with the Greens urging Labor to meet them halfway to secure the party's support. The New Daily · Jun 12, 2023
Greens and Labor still deadlocked on scheme to solve housing crisis Renters ould have longer to wait for action on the housing crisis as the Greens and Labor remain at loggerheads over size, cost and scale The New Daily · Jun 11, 2023
The devils and the detail of the $715m AFL stadium dividing Tasmania A plan to build a new ground during a housing crisis has split the community – and could cost the state a football team The Guardian - AU · Jun 10, 2023
The Ferguson Report: Harry takes stand and delivers … not much Prince Harry has given evidence in court against British newspapers who invaded the bits of his privacy not covered in his autobiography. The New Daily · Jun 9, 2023
Daily Record · Jun 9, 2023 Tories slammed over plan to scrap North Sea oil and gas windfall tax The Scottish Lib Dems said the move shows the Tories 'simply doesn’t care about the people who are struggling to get by' while the Greens called it 'devastating'.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023 ‘It’s lonely in parliament’: Caroline Lucas on life as a Green MP – and what she’ll do next After more than a decade of 80-hour working weeks, the member for Brighton Pavilion is standing down. What has she achieved as the only Green in the Commons? And does that feel like failure or success?
The New Daily · Jun 9, 2023 Housing, Voice key issues for federal parliament Federal parliament is set to sit over the next fortnight to finalise the Indigenous voice referendum as debate continues on a Labor housing pledge.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023 Caroline Lucas: Green moderniser who made parliament listen As Green leader prepares to step down, she leaves behind a more established party that must continue to evolve without her
The National (Scotland) · Jun 8, 2023 Greens rule out joining independence convention with Alba PATRICK Harvie has ruled out the Scottish Greens taking part in an independence convention with Alba ...
The Conversation · Jun 8, 2023 Has time been called on the native forest logging deals of the 1990s? Here's what the Albanese government can do Victoria recently announced an end to native forest logging in December 2023, six years earlier than previously announced. Western Australia is ending it from January 2024. The Greens and independent federal MPs are now calling on the Albanese government to end native forest logging nationally.
Daily Record · Jun 6, 2023 Humza Yousaf spin doctor backed 'super majority' of SNP and Labour MSPs at Holyrood Kevin Pringle, a former media chief to Alex Salmond, has returned to Holyrood to become the First Minister's official spokesman.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2023 Afternoon Update: Greens and Coalition attack Labor after rate rise; strategic Ukraine dam destroyed; and a rare wolverine spotted Political reactions came swiftly from all sides after the RBA raised the cash rate
Daily Record · Jun 6, 2023 Golden ticket: Top Tory u-turns on deposit return scheme after Heineken sports gifts EXCLUSIVE: Maurice Golden had previously supported calls for glass to be included in the country's flagship recycling scheme.
The New Daily · Jun 5, 2023 ‘Is this happening?’: Kathleen Folbigg’s first night as free woman Kathleen Folbigg was in disbelief and smiling as she stepped out of a prison van in her first moments as a free woman after 20 years in jail.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023 Austrian Social Democrats announce wrong leader after ‘technical error’ Party officials say Andreas Babler won race, not Hans Peter Doskozil as previously declared due to Excel error