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Keir Starmer planning new king’s speech after May elections

Timing seen as moment to reset after potential loss of hundreds of council seats in England and defeat in Wales and Scotland

The Guardian - UK

Calls for NSW government to remove recreational hunting as a reason to own firearms after Bondi massacre

‘New South Wales has a gun problem that we must now confront. We have over 1.1m guns in this state’, Greens MP says

The Guardian - AU

Parliamentary Friends of Aukus group sponsored by lobbying firm with high-profile defence clients

Exclusive: Greens condemn sponsorship of group’s launch by Precision Public Affairs, which represents clients with lucrative contracts with the Australian government

The Guardian - AU

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Ex-Labour metro mayor and Your Party organiser Jamie Driscoll joins Greens

Move by former North of Tyne mayor comes days after five London Labour councillors defect to Zack Polanski’s party

The Guardian - UK

Labor maintains dominant lead in Redbridge poll despite expenses claims

Labor gained two points in a Redbridge national poll to take a 56–44 lead, despite the expenses claims occurring during the fieldwork period. Redbridge state polls have Victoria tied 50–50, while Labor has a large lead in NSW.

The Conversation

Five more London Labour councillors defect to Greens amid slumping support for Starmer in capital

Zack Polanski welcomed the Brent councillors to his party on Monday, claiming mass defection showed the ‘Green surge has widened in London’

Evening Standard

Starmer hit by five Labour defections to Greens in London

It comes amid concerns that the Greens could take control of Labour councils in next year’s elections

The Independent UK

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Reform UK claims it has overtaken Labour as Britain’s largest party

Nigel Farage’s party says it has more than 268,000 members amid reports Labour membership has fallen below 250,000

The Guardian - UK

Rumours about replacing Keir Starmer overlook several important polling details

A prime minister who led a party to win 412 seats in an election held only 18 months ago might be expected to have the full support of his party and the public throughout the entire term of government. Yet rumours continue to swirl about Keir Starmer’s position.

The Conversation

Saxony eyes €500mn Volkswagen stake to save jobs and win influence

With Volkswagen planning to cut tens of thousands of jobs in Germany, Saxony’s Greens are calling for the state to buy into the carmaker and secure a seat on VW’s supervisory board.

Euronews

New Queensland laws overturning ban on property developer donations will ‘legalise another avenue of corruption’, Greens say

Attorney general Deb Frecklington says ban was a ‘financial gerrymander’ because it didn’t apply to trade unions

The Guardian - AU

Businesses spared rising costs as peace deal struck

Christmas has come early for businesses with a months-long impasse on workers compensation resolved, ensuring insurance premiums do not surge.

AAP

OPINION - Polanski’s snobbery exposes the Greens’ hollow populism - Labour’s Uma Kumaran

The Greens talk progress but Zack Polanski only delivers put-downs, says Labour MP for Stratford and Bow Uma Kumaran

Evening Standard

Pity Keir Starmer – he’s the fall guy for a Labour right that’s ready to cast him aside

The PM is the face of failure, but he is not solely responsible. As the Blairite ideologues mass behind Wes Streeting, we should hold them to account too, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Labor gains in Resolve poll as DemosAU poll has One Nation winning 12 House seats

Labor expanded its national lead in a Resolve poll as a DemosAU MRP poll had One Nation winning 12 House seats. In Victoria, the Coalition has a 51–49 lead in a Resolve poll. As the SA Liberal leader resigned, a new poll gave Labor a 61–39 lead.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sarah Hanson-Young on the social media ban as a risky ‘fake silver bullet’

The Greens have suffered a year of significant setbacks. The election saw their numbers go backwards, losing three of their four lower house seats, then one of their senators, Dorinda Cox, defected to Labor.

The Independent UK

Your Party could team up with Greens to keep Nigel Farage out of Downing Street, Zarah Sultana suggestts

While she acknowledged that the Greens and Your Party are ‘fundamentally different parties’, Ms Sultana said ‘there has to be conversations around electoral alliances’

The Guardian - AU

Tax-minimising lawyer to ferocious Greens warrior: how an elevator ride changed David Shoebridge’s life

One Liberal calls him ‘easily the most effective Green’ while an ex-minister says they shaped policy together. How did the former Labor member end up a heavy-hitting crossbencher?

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Euronews

European Greens declare Ursula von der Leyen and Manfred Weber's EPP enemy number one

At the start of the second day of the Greens' 40th European Congress in Lisbon, the co-chairs of the European Greens accused the EPP of crossing a red line whenever it reaches out to the far right.

Evening Standard

Labour loses further London councillors amid wave of defections in capital

Labour has been haemorrhaging councillors in the capital to the Lib Dems, Greens, Tories and independents for several months

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Multiple Countries Boycott Eurovision 2026 After Israel Is Cleared To Compete

Four countries will boycott Eurovision 2026 after Israel is cleared to compete, raising fresh questions about the contest’s future.

The Guardian - UK

Messy, combative and intoxicatingly fierce – don’t write off Your Party just yet

Spending time with its activists, I’ve seen signs of a refreshing challenge to stale mainstream politics, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - AU

Most NDIS participants will lose external avenue to appeal funding amounts under new system, Senate estimates told

Administrative review tribunal no longer authorised to alter a person’s plan or reinstate funding, agency confirms

AAP

Minister under fire for $100k NY trip to spruik laws

Sussan Ley says the communications minister should have been focusing on her day job rather than jetting to New York in the middle of the Optus outage crisis.

AAP

Divisive AFL stadium gets the official parliament tick

Tasmania's parliament has voted to approve a new waterfront stadium, which paves the way for the Devils to join the AFL and AFLW competitions in 2028.

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