Zack Polanski selected as Green candidate in two-horse race with Labour for Starmer’s former seat The byelection will pose early test for Andy Burnham’s popularity with the public The Independent UK · Sep 11
People ‘incensed’ by North Sea plans can vote Green in byelection, says Zack Polanski Party leader, who will contest Starmer’s former seat of Holborn and St Pancras, says gas drilling has come up on doorstep The Guardian - UK · Sep 11
Andy Burnham makes surprise London by-election visit as Labour faces Zack Polanski in fierce vote showdown Prime Minister meets Labour’s candidate for Holborn and St Pancras Sagal Abdi-Wali ahead of major weekend of campaigning Evening Standard · Sep 11
Police-backed gun cap rejected in parliamentary vote A push to include gun caps in firearm law changes prompted by the deadly Bondi shooting has fallen short. AAP · Sep 11
Holborn & St Pancras by-election: Zack Polanski set to be named Green candidate in Keir Starmer's London seat The Greens are eyeing a seismic victory over Labour in the Holborn & St Pancras by-election on October 8 Evening Standard · Sep 10
Zack Polanski expected to be named Green candidate in Starmer’s London seat A by-election to replace former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras will take place on October 8. The Independent UK · Sep 10
Green-voting 'hipsters' could oust me as Tottenham MP, admits ex-Foreign Secretary David Lammy The former Deputy Prime Minister’s comments come amid a wave of support for Zack Polanski’s Green Party in London Evening Standard · Sep 10
Albanese is under fire over a grants program that benefited his local golf club. Were any rules broken? The majority of grants under the $560m Labor program are given to seats held by the party before the election The Guardian - AU · Sep 10
Greens launch bid to regulate AI over warning tech firms 'gambling with our lives' Zack Polanski's Green Party has launched a bid to regulate AI giants following warnings that tech firms are 'gambling with our lives' The National (Scotland) · Sep 10
Husic urges ‘concrete action’ on Israeli settlements in West Bank after Australia declines to join trade ban Australia will not join move by UK, Canada and France in banning trade with Israeli settlements in West Bank The Guardian - AU · Sep 10
Work from home laws dead in the water after shock vote A state parliament won't be recalled to pass landmark work from home laws before the election after the coalition teamed up with minor parties to hit pause. AAP · Sep 10
'Crossroads moment': Greens at odds over carbon scheme Polluters will be able to use carbon credits from existing native forests after Labor won support for a new accounting method, creating a rift among the Greens. AAP · Sep 10
Contentious koala park plan to go ahead as three Greens senators cross the floor Party backed plan to allow big industry to use a new koala national park in NSW to offset its climate pollution, but three senators dissented The Guardian - AU · Sep 10
Labour names candidate to stand in by-election for Starmer’s old seat The by-election, which takes place on October 8, comes after Sir Keir Starmer revealed his plans to quit Parliament earlier this month The Independent UK · Sep 9
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9 Labour picks former child refugee to stand in byelection for Starmer’s seat Sagal Abdi-Wali, who came from Somalia in the 1990s, likely to face Zack Polanski in Holborn and St Pancras contest
The Canberra Times · Sep 9 A quick legal fix won't rebuild trust in Canberra's traffic cameras The people need to have confidence in the system.
The Independent UK · Sep 9 More voters think Restore Britain’s Rupert Lowe is doing a good job as leader than Greens’ Zack Polanski, new poll shows More than 4 in 10 (43 per cent) of voters believe the Green Party leader is doing a bad job, compared to 24 per cent who think the same of the Restore Britain leader
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9 Burnham sees sanctions against Israeli settlements as an electoral asset While a survey found Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters to be the strongest backers of such a ban on trade, even Tory and Reform voters were in favour overall
The Guardian - AU · Sep 9 Trump administration to confront Australia over Labor’s social media algorithm plan White House warns trading partners against ‘imposing digital services taxes, fines, and other forms of extortion’ on US tech sector
AAP · Sep 9 Voters may 'forgive' state One Nation leader's past A One Nation leader's admissions of past mistakes have raised character questions but an election analyst believes many anti-establishment voters won't care.
The Conversation · Sep 9 One Nation surges in two polls taken after Secret Harbour byelection The federal YouGov and Morgan polls are the first that were entirely taken after One Nation thumped Labor at the August 29 Western Australian state Secret Harbour byelection.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 8 Three-day manhunt ends as man charged over family axe attack – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · Sep 8 Labor wants Australians to be able to opt out of online algorithms. How will it change your feed? The prime minister has predicted blowback to the scheme, which will affect social media, search engines and AI chatbots
Evening Standard · Sep 8 Zack Polanski faces fight from within Green Party to get selected in crunch London by-election Camden councillor Hamza Chowdhury launched his campaign to replace Sir Keir Starmer this week by stating the borough does not need ‘a politician you’ll only see on a leaflet’
The Guardian - UK · Sep 8 The byelection here in Holborn and St Pancras is Labour’s to lose. But lose it might The Greens appeal to young and progressive voters here on defence, rent controls and North Sea oil. The Burnham bounce may be about to hit an obstacle, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee