NSW rail body at risk: Auditor-General The NSW Auditor-General says a beleaguered body set up to manage the state's rail assets is "at risk" and imposes a financial burden on future governments. AAP · Jan 24, 2023
Top German court nixes subsidy raise for political parties Germany’s top court has ruled that a decision five years ago to raise the upper limit for state financing of political parties by 25 million euros ($27.2 million) a year was illegal The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2023
Hunting with dogs bill 'does not go far enough' and will 'open new loopholes' A "WATERTIGHT" ban must be brought in on hunting with dogs, the Scottish Greens have said, as the party insist the Scottish Government’s… The National (Scotland) · Jan 24, 2023
Greens unveil Treaty policy for NSW poll The NSW Greens say they will use the next term of parliament to establish an Indigenous-led treaty and work towards healing for First Nations communities. AAP · Jan 24, 2023
NSW Greens to push for dedicated First Nations seats in parliament, truth-telling and treaty processes Lidia Thorpe and upper house candidate Lynda-June Coe to announce party’s treaty policy in Redfern on Tuesday The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2023
NSW hotline for women to ask about partners’ past convictions could give false sense of security, critics warn No new evidence scheme enhances victim-survivor safety and that resources wouldn’t be better spent elsewhere, experts say The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2023
Two months before NSW election, a new poll gives Labor a big lead A new poll has given Labor a sizeable 56% to 44% two-party preferred lead over the Coalition, two months ahead of the New South Wales state election on March 25. The Conversation · Jan 23, 2023
SA's voice to parliament laws set to pass The Greens in South Australia have pledged support for legislation introducing a First Nations voice to state parliament. AAP · Jan 20, 2023
South Australia set to get First Nations' Voice to Parliament after proposal wins Greens' support By the end of the year, South Australia is set to be the first state to have a First Nations' Voice to Parliament. ABC News · Jan 19, 2023
Germany's Greens must squeeze coalition on climate after coal mine protest Germany's Greens party can weather disapproval from its environmentalist base over its role in approving the demolition of a village to expand a coal mine if it uses that concession to accelerate other climate policies, activists and analysts say. Reuters · Jan 19, 2023
Aboriginal health advocate and former Greens candidate Donna Nelson detained in Japan The family of Donna Nelson — who is a Perth-based Aboriginal health advocate and former Greens candidate — is seeking answers after she was detained by Japanese authorities while on a personal trip overseas. ABC News · Jan 19, 2023
Greens warn 'zombie DAs' risk wiping out threatened species habitat in coastal NSW As house prices rise, historic development applications are being revived. But the Greens warn they don't stack up under modern environmental standards. ABC News · Jan 19, 2023
Gas cap rules 'sound and workable': ACCC The gas industry continues to voice concerns about the design of the government's big stick interventions designed to keep energy prices contained. AAP · Jan 18, 2023
South Australian Greens back yes vote on voice amid Lidia Thorpe criticism of referendum State support for the Uluru statement is expected to be seen as a shot across the bows to the federal First Nations spokeswoman The Guardian - AU · Jan 18, 2023
Daily Record · Jan 18, 2023 Scottish salmon farms' death toll of 15 million sparks MSP calls for urgent inquest Opposition MSPs hit out at "alarming" and "horrendous" stats after the mortality rate on fish farms nearly doubled in a year.
The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023 Top EU lawmakers say no party immune to potential corruption Senior members of the European Union’s parliament say a corruption scandal ravaging the assembly could have happened to any political group, not just the main center-left bloc
The Guardian - AU · Jan 16, 2023 Queensland and Victoria resist push to replace stamp duty with land taxes NSW policy giving first home buyers the choice to pay annual rate prompts calls for change in other states
The Guardian - AU · Jan 15, 2023 Storm damage in regional Victoria; Shooters party to refer NSW premier Dominic Perrottet to police over Nazi uniform – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · Jan 13, 2023 Knives out: a raucous party, a Nazi uniform and a Liberal party mystery While questions remain after Dominic Perrottet’s Nazi uniform admission, the internal anger at the premier is real and multifaceted
The National (Scotland) · Jan 13, 2023 Why is there an SNP-Green row over freeports in Scotland? TWO freeports will be set up in Scotland after an agreement between the Scottish and UK Governments was reached – but the Greens have…
The Guardian - AU · Jan 12, 2023 Afternoon Update: Ballarat mass for Pell urges forgiveness; Perrottet’s Nazi outfit; and Jennifer Coolidge’s career renaissance Daniel Andrews says he ‘couldn’t think of anything that would be more distressing for victim-survivors’ than a Pell state funeral
Financial Times · Jan 12, 2023 Robert Habeck was Germany’s most popular politician. Then he took office He helped get the Greens into government, but Putin’s war threw everything he stood for into question
AAP · Jan 12, 2023 Greens to push Labor on new carbon rules The Greens are pushing Labor to consider a more ambitious revamp of its safeguard mechanism scheme, to stop new coal and gas projects.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 11, 2023 Australia must not rely on emissions offsets if it is serious about climate crisis, Ian Chubb says Head of carbon credit system review says absolute emissions cuts must be priority as Albanese government weighs up limits on use of credits
Al Jazeera · Jan 11, 2023 German coal mine standoff escalates as police move on protesters In a bid to prevent the Garzweiler mine’s expansion, activists say they will keep trying to defend Luetzerath village.