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Supercharged inequality: rich investors stifle budget

Almost a quarter of the benefit of the capital gains tax discount goes to just five of Australia's wealthiest electorates, entrenching inequality, critics say.

AAP

The Guardian view on a green wake-up call for Friedrich Merz: Europe’s political centre loses its way again

Editorial: The German chancellor and his Social Democrat coalition partners need to learn the right lessons, after an election reverse in Germany’s third-largest state

The Guardian - UK

Several Labour MPs in talks with Greens about defecting to the party, sources say

Exclusive: none of the MPs are yet near point of crossing the floor and want guarantees they would be reselected for their seat at next election

The Guardian - UK

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Queensland’s ‘from the river to the sea’ laws likened to Bjelke-Petersen era anti-protest regime

Health minister Tim Nicholls corrects claim alleged Bondi terror attack gunman Naveed Akram used controversial phrase, as laws roundly criticised

The Guardian - AU

There is no denying Labour is in crisis – but in a strange way, Keir Starmer is equipped to save it

The fact that the PM is a pragmatist, light on ideology, could allow him to forge now essential links with other parties, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

French local elections: Are the electoral alliances strong enough to defeat the far right?

Ballots are set to provide clearest indication so far of political temperature in runup to presidential election

The Guardian - UK

'Police state': hate speech laws arrests spark anger

A government has been accused of overseeing an "authoritarian police state" after the Australia-first arrests of activists for reciting banned slogans.

AAP

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Zack Polanski appears to double down on breast enlargement claim in newly-resurfaced interview

The interview seemingly stands at odds with claims he has made since becoming a Green Party politician

The Independent UK

Harold ‘the Kangaroo’ Thornton: the extraordinary, forgotten life of the ‘greatest genius who ever lived’

The Australian artist was a relentless self-promoter, prolific painter and pro wrestler. He loved a tall tale – but his true story was remarkable

The Guardian - AU

Payman, Thorpe and Faruqi demand Labor change parliamentary rules to counter ‘overt’ racism

Exclusive: Independent and Greens senators ask president to set up inquiry and anti-racism training for politicians to prevent bigotry ‘corroding democracy’

The Guardian - AU

Large natural gas reserves - how domestic gas could make Germany independent

In 2024, 67 per cent of the energy used in Germany had to be imported, according to the Federal Statistical Office. This puts Germany above the EU average of 57 per cent of imported energy. According to experts, Germany could produce domestic gas.

Euronews

Top law officer rejects expert advice on radicalisation

Advice that heavy-handed policing under laws that historically targeted minorities could lead to radicalisation has been dismissed by an attorney-general.

AAP

EU Parliament ready to approve deportation bill as EPP teams up with far right for stricter rules

A law enabling detention centres built outside the EU to accelerate the return of irregular migrants has been approved at committee level, splitting Parliament’s traditional majority.

Euronews

Super tax changes a 'down payment' for greater reform

The Greens want the federal government to make the tax system fairer for young Australians in the budget after agreeing to pass changes to superannuation taxes.

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Evening Standard

Iran war ‘could turbocharge Labour's collapse in London’ as poll shows 19 councils at risk

Polls have predicted a woeful set of results for Sir Keir Starmer’s party at the local elections on May 7

Radio France Internationale

What you need to know about France's 2026 local elections

France goes to the polls on 15 and 22 March to elect 34,875 mayors, in a vote seen as a key test ahead of next year's presidential election. The two-round ballot will measure the strength of the far-right National Rally (RN) and showcase what types of alliances could emerge in…

The Guardian - UK

‘Bitter result’ for Friedrich Merz as Greens win in German car heartland

Cem Özdemir gains 30.2% of vote in Baden-Württemberg, ahead of CDU, with far-right AfD in third

The Independent UK

Merz's party stumbles into a year of German state elections with a narrow defeat

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s party has made a disappointing start to a year packed with German state elections, suffering a narrow defeat in an important industrial region after a prominent candidate powered the environmentalist Greens to a come-from-behind victory

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The Guardian - AU

Australia would be signed up to Iran war ‘by deception and stealth’ if military support sent, Shoebridge says

Greens senator sounds warning as Labor expected to announce possible defence measures to protect Gulf countries within days

AAP

Labor preference win confirmed in tight by-election

Preferences have got a Labor candidate over the line in a territory by-election, with the Greens losing their first and only seat in the NT parliament.

The Guardian - AU

Australia has been asked to assist Middle East nations coming under fire from Iran. What could that look like?

Defence analysts say the world-class capability of the RAAF’s Wedgetail aircraft could help against drone and missile strikes carried out by Iran

AAP

Tech giants present local face to snare state contracts

A bid to tip more public funding into local businesses has driven several multinational giants to represent themselves as Australian.

Evening Standard

Internal polling convinced me to quit as first minister, Humza Yousaf says

Mr Yousaf announced his resignation as Scotland’s leader in April 2024.

Euronews

Women bear the brunt of climate change. Meet the green politicians determined to change that

This International Women’s Day, Euronews Green highlights some of the female politicians spearheading the never-ending fight against climate change.

The Conversation

Two Victorian polls have One Nation at 23–24%, but differ on which party is in the lead

Two Victorian polls have One Nation at 23–24% with Labor on top on primary votes in one and the Coalition in the other. Labor has a huge lead in New South Wales as the right vote is split under optional preferential voting. A record number of candidates will contest the…

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