Greens the 'big winners' in Victoria electoral tweak The 10 parties represented in Victoria's upper house could be halved in number under a government plan to reform voting practices. AAP · Jul 13
Sadiq Khan 'on course' to win fourth term as Mayor of London despite Greens surge Exclusive: Sir Sadiq would be re-elected to City Hall in 2028 after second preference votes are transferred, according to a new poll Evening Standard · Jul 13
Morning Mail: Excess aged care fees under scrutiny; US and Iran contest control of Hormuz; Jannik Sinner wins Wimbledon Many aged care residents are being charged for services they can’t use or understand, prompting an investigation from the regulator The Guardian - AU · Jul 12
As One Nation surges in the polls, why are the Greens being left behind? Experts believe ‘Greens voters and One Nation voters have similar concerns’ and the party must capitalise on the emerging anti-establishment mood The Guardian - AU · Jul 11
Binface to Loonies: All the fringe candidates fighting Nigel Farage in Clacton by-election A record 34 candidates are running in the vote on August 13, including 20 independents and a number of joke contenders Evening Standard · Jul 10
'Burnham bounce' in London could stop so many voters deserting Labour to the Greens and Lib Dems Exclusive: One in four Green and Lib Dem voters in London say they are more likely to vote Labour with Burnham as leader, according to new poll Evening Standard · Jul 10
Green London councillor apologises for 'coconuts' comment as David Lammy calls out party's 'racist language' ‘I genuinely apologise for using the term and to anyone I offended, it was not appropriate’ - Hau-Yu Tam Evening Standard · Jul 9
Zack Polanski's Green Party to win astonishing number of London seats at next general election, poll predicts Labour could be left with just 27 MPs in the capital, according to the new survey Evening Standard · Jul 9
Angus Taylor warns a One Nation government would bring ‘an eternity of pain’ Opposition leader Angus Taylor has delivered his most comprehensive attack so far on One Nation, describing it as a “column of smoke” that would, in government, send the country broke. The Conversation · Jul 9
Could Nigel Farage be forced to 'debate a bin all summer' after by-election stunt? NIGEL Farage could be left to fight a by-election against Count Binface after all major parties refused to stand against him in Clacton. The National (Scotland) · Jul 8
Green leader Zack Polanski hits out at ‘grifter’ Nigel Farage amid by-election chaos The Greens and other parties have confirmed they will not stand in the by-election The Independent UK · Jul 8
Yvette Cooper labels Farage’s by-election move a ‘political tantrum’ IN FULL The Independent UK · Jul 8
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Wilkie on the need to go harder to curb gambling advertising Gambling is a policy area where there’s a major mismatch between the public and the government. The Conversation · Jul 8
Scathing report against top prosecutor a 'stitch up' A state government has hit back over suggestions it should examine whether its director of public prosecutions should be removed from office over a media leak. AAP · Jul 7
The Conversation · Jul 6 Victorian Redbridge poll has One Nation just ahead of Labor and the Coalition With less than five months until the Victorian state election, a large-sample Redbridge poll has One Nation on 27% of the primary vote, with Labor and the Coalition tied at 26%. Right-wing parties are likely to win a majority in the upper house.
The Independent UK · Jul 5 Two councils in England still without leader two months on from May local elections The elections on May 7 resulted in 64 local authorities failing to see any single party secure a majority of seats
The Conversation · Jul 5 Should Australia pause building new data centres? We asked 5 experts At first glance a data centre looks like a bland, boring warehouse. But these buildings, stacked with thousands of servers, are the beating heart of the internet and the booming artificial intelligence (AI) industry.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 5 Andy Burnham's indyref block 'flies in the face of democracy', Labour warned Andy Burnham's decision to reject calls for a second Scottish independence referendum 'flies in the face of democracy', the Greens…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 4 What impact will Andy Burnham have on Zack Polanski and the Greens? Voters disillusioned with Starmer’s Labour were tempted by the Greens – but Polanski’s party fears the affable, left-leaning Burnham could win them back
AAP · Jul 3 Premier pitches train-building to keep Labor on track Billions of dollars in funding for local train building has been promised at a state Labor party gathering otherwise focused on countering One Nation rhetoric.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 3 Unpopular, unknown or undecided: Jacinta Allan and Jess Wilson have a lot of work to do to win over Victorian voters The embattled Laborpremier and an opposition leader struggling to establish her identity need to define their vision for Victoria
The National (Scotland) · Jul 2 Major Scottish pension fund is invested in Israeli 'war bonds', filings show A SCOTTISH pension fund, one of the largest in the UK, is invested in Israeli “war bonds”, The National can reveal ...
The Guardian - AU · Jul 2 KPMG appoints chair who claimed leak allegations were ‘completely false’ and called senator’s actions ‘inappropriate’ Greens senator says appointment of Michael Ebeid ‘risks entrenching the very culture and leadership that need to change’
AAP · Jul 2 'Misery and loss': long-awaited gambling ad ban panned The opposition and the crossbenchers are pressuring Labor to strengthen gambling ad changes, and some government MPs want to go further as well.
AAP · Jul 2 Labor-led committee calls for tougher NDIS fraud rules Hundreds of thousands of Australians are expected to lose access to the NDIS under an overhaul aimed at reducing the spiralling cost of the scheme.