View from The Hill: pressure on embattled Ley to do a deal on EPBC reform Sussan Ley will survive “the killing season”, as commentators dub the fag end of the political year. But she’s in bad shape. The Conversation · Oct 29, 2025
'Frank chat': anti-stadium MPs meet AFL executives The AFL have hosted a meeting with four anti-stadium politicians ahead of a crucial vote that will determine the future of the Tasmanian Devils. AAP · Oct 29, 2025
Labour hits record low as Greens rise gaining support in London, new poll shows The YouGov survey showed Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in first place on 27 per cent Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025
Labour slumps to record low in polls while Reform and Greens surge New figures from YouGov for ‘The Times’ found that 17 per cent of voters back Labour The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025
‘Shock and anger’ as Labor proposes giving states more power over fossil fuel projects Extracts of planned changes to the EPBC Act prompt ‘anger’ from conservation organisations that fear nature protection will be weakened The Guardian - AU · Oct 28, 2025
'Don't go too far': MPs warn of environment concessions Labor backbenchers want the environment minister to hold firm on controversial reforms to nature protections as negotiations drag on. AAP · Oct 28, 2025
Jane Hume renews push to lift nuclear energy ban – as it happened Follow the latest updates live The Guardian - AU · Oct 27, 2025
Environment minister could approve projects at odds with nature laws under Labor overhaul New ‘national interest’ provision revealed as extracts of legislation circulated to stakeholders before bill introduced to parliament later this week The Guardian - AU · Oct 27, 2025
Labor has huge lead in a South Australian poll, 5 months from the election Labor has a blowout lead in South Australia, with the election in March 2026. The federal party has also expanded its lead in a Morgan poll. The Conversation · Oct 26, 2025
Opposition wants ‘balanced outcome’ on environment protection reforms – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2025
'Get on board': minister's environment overhaul appeal Negotiating the passage of major environment reforms through parliament is pulling the federal government in different directions. AAP · Oct 26, 2025
‘We have to book bigger rooms’: Green membership surge causes novel problems Party rides high with new leader Zack Polanski winning media plaudits and supporter numbers doubling to 140,000 The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2025
Battle ahead for Labor as details on nature bill emerge Labor insists its long-awaited environmental reforms will be passed through the Senate despite objections from both the opposition and Greens. AAP · Oct 26, 2025
As the Coalition shows its colours on nature, Labor faces a question: will it really protect Australia’s wildlife? There are some decent elements in what Labor is proposing, but the overhaul could end up as tinkering rather than transformation The Guardian - AU · Oct 24, 2025
The Conversation · Oct 24, 2025 How England’s new Reform councillors compare in their views to other parties Reform UK has positioned itself as the voice of discontent in British politics – a home for voters who feel both Labour and the Conservatives have lost touch with ordinary people.
Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025 Three councillors and top Scottish Green candidate defect to Your Party The defectors hit out at the Scottish Greens leadership.
International Business Times UK · Oct 24, 2025 Polanski Says Yes: Why Does Green Party Plan to Take UK Back into the EU? Zack Polanski confirms Green Party's EU rejoin aim in bold interview, amid Labour's Brexit damage admissions and 80% membership boom
AAP · Oct 24, 2025 Bark stripped off Labor's landmark environmental reform Landmark environmental reforms could be dead on arrival, having won no friends from climate activists or those who want mining projects fast-tracked.
AAP · Oct 23, 2025 Free phones for some in Samsung triple-zero 'debacle' Some Samsung phone users with old mobiles will get free replacements after triple-zero glitches, but not everyone will be so lucky.
The Conversation · Oct 23, 2025 Grattan on Friday: Libs should reflect on proverb ‘As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly’ Twice in recent times the Liberals have faced an existential crisis over climate and energy policy: in 2009 over Kevin Rudd’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, and in 2018 over the National Energy Guarantee, a plan to reduce emissions while maintaining reliability at lowest cost.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2025 Afternoon Update: Nature laws in doubt; 1970 cold case suspect named in parliament; and Sydney’s queer and kink subcultures Coalition joins the Greens in criticising Labor’s proposed changes to federal environmental protection laws
AAP · Oct 23, 2025 Nature reforms all at sea as Libs, Greens play hardball Big changes to Australia's environment laws are coming under fierce criticism as the government tries to chart a pathway through parliament for the overhaul.
The Conversation · Oct 22, 2025 Most Australians agree there’s a housing crisis. But they differ on what’s causing it – and how to fix it Housing was a key issue during the 2025 federal election. In a campaign fought on the cost of living, rising housing costs – rents, mortgage repayments and house prices – were issues that all parties had to address.
AAP · Oct 22, 2025 Cost of policing Palestine rallies 'cannot be provided' Costs of policing weekly pro-Palestine marches have been raised by a premier as a reason to ban them but police say an accurate figure is hard to come by.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 22, 2025 Greens say Labor’s nature laws revamp ‘worse than status quo’ with climate impact of fossil fuel projects overlooked Private briefings confirm how Labor intends to deal with some contentious elements of rewritten Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act