The Greens Call For Urgent Reforms In The Wake Of Splendour’s 2025 News “Festivals are about more than just supporting great Australian artists." Pedestrian.tv · Jan 24, 2025
Germany’s election: who are the key players and what is at stake? Conservative parties and far-right AfD lead in polls, with CDU’s Friedrich Merz likely to become chancellor The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025
Are public schools really ‘free’? Families can pay hundreds of dollars in voluntary fees As Australian families prepare for term 1, many will receive letters from their public schools asking them to pay fees. The Conversation · Jan 23, 2025
Trump's Return Darkens Mood As Germany Heads To Elections Donald Trump's return to the White House has darkened the mood in Germany a month before elections, as multiple crises shake the foundations on which Europe's biggest economy built its post-war prosperity. International Business Times · Jan 23, 2025
European lawmakers rattled over Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda Donald Trump's return to the White House has set off alarm bells in the European Parliament, with lawmakers warning his "America First" agenda threatens international cooperation on climate change, trade and digital regulation. Radio France Internationale · Jan 22, 2025
Tax changes ruled out as treasurer launches food fight Cost of living remains a major focus of the upcoming federal election, with each party spruiking policies to address pressure on household budgets. AAP · Jan 22, 2025
Housing completions fall behind accord target – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jan 21, 2025
'Mum guilt': parents battle growing school costs As Australian parents deal with the ballooning cost of school supplies amid other cost-of-living pressures, a minor party is promising relief. AAP · Jan 21, 2025
Austria’s ‘firewall’ against the far right collapsed. Could the unthinkable happen in Germany too? Events in Vienna are forcing Germany’s bickering mainstream parties to rally together. But the AfD could yet outflank the centre The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2025
Koala 'biggest loser' of federal land-clearing consents The iconic koala lost more habitat to federally approved land-clearing than any other threatened species in 2024, the Australian Conservation Foundation says. AAP · Jan 20, 2025
John Swinney cut short plans for new independence white papers, documents show JOHN Swinney decided to cut short the Scottish Government’s series of white papers on independence after becoming First Minister, newly published… The National (Scotland) · Jan 20, 2025
Coalition still ahead in latest polls, but some promising news for Labor A national Freshwater poll for The Financial Review, conducted January 17–19 from a sample of 1,063, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead, unchanged since December. Primary votes were 40% Coalition (steady), 32% Labor (up two), 13% Greens (down one) and 15% for all Others (down one). The Conversation · Jan 20, 2025
Doctors baulking at $3k a day to plug mental health gap Patients in mental distress will face tele-consults as NSW Health scrambles to lessen the impact of two in three public psychiatrists resigning. AAP · Jan 17, 2025
Greens housing crusade fails to sway most tenant voters Renters are more likely to support Labor or Liberal than the Greens despite the minor party running hard on issues faced by tenants, fresh polling shows. AAP · Jan 17, 2025
AAP · Jan 16, 2025 Minority report tips a return to 'ruthless' opposition History could be repeated as the possibility of a minority government looms but veteran politicians say this could resurrect a ruthless opposition force.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 16, 2025 Facing the demolition of her Melbourne home, Ella gets a new flat – in another tower slated for destruction Scores of public housing tenants are saying no to moving into buildings the state government plans to replace
The Guardian - AU · Jan 15, 2025 Morning Mail: Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal agreed, Bandt aims at Dutton, Kokkinakis’ epic loss Qatari government announces ceasefire will come into force on Sunday
The Guardian - AU · Jan 15, 2025 Wong calls for Dutton and Bandt to tone down language over Gaza conflict – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2025 Ireland’s two main centre-right parties to form coalition government Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin will be taoiseach for first three years with Fine Gael’s Simon Harris taking over in November 2027
The National (Scotland) · Jan 15, 2025 'Find a mirror': Stephen Flynn slates Labour for blaming poor poll on public STEPHEN Flynn has slated Scottish Secretary Ian Murray after he claimed the public “don’t like honesty” when grilled about poor Holyrood…
The National (Scotland) · Jan 15, 2025 First Holyrood poll of 2025 predicts big win for SNP – but fractured parliament THE SNP are on track to remain the largest party at Holyrood by a significant margin as Reform UK fracture the Unionist vote, new polling has found…
The Conversation · Jan 14, 2025 The prime minister started his unofficial re-election campaign in Queensland. It’s a telling political calculation Queensland’s Bruce Highway is a bit like a 1980s family sedan: dated, worn in places, and often more than a little dangerous. But it’s also a necessary part of life for people just trying to get from A to B.
The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025 Farage’s Reform UK just one point behind Labour in damning new YouGov poll for Starmer It comes after Nigel Farage’s party claimed to have overtaken the Tories’ membership numbers
The Guardian - AU · Jan 13, 2025 Daniel Duggan’s family to challenge extradition to US in federal court – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Jan 12, 2025 Pollies draw up election blueprints as vote looms With just a few months before Australians hit the polls, the major parties have their work cut out for them as they scramble to perfect their public images.