Anthony Albanese’s government must learn from Labor’s last breakup with electoral power The ALP enters this new relationship with the Australian people led by MPs who lived through the last implosion The Guardian - AU · May 31, 2022
The Greens' election wins are not so surprising when you look at Queensland's political history Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and an image of deceased people. The Conversation · May 31, 2022
NZ Māori party rules out right-wing coalition after next election Co-leader Rawiri Waititi, whose party is expected to become kingmakers, accuses Act of ‘emboldening racism across the country’ through its rhetoric The Guardian - AU · May 31, 2022
Forget the 'teal independent wave', the 2022 federal election sees record Indigenous representation As Australians begin to make way for a new "teal wave" of independent female politicians, many First Nations communities across Australia are waiting to see what a new "black wave" of Indigenous MPs and senators will mean for the nation. ABC News · May 30, 2022
Anthony Albanese and Labor to form majority government with projected win in Macnamara Prime Minister Anthony Albanese looks set to form a majority Labor government, with the ABC projecting victory for sitting member Josh Burns in the Melbourne seat of Macnamara. ABC News · May 30, 2022
Greens MP-Elect Stephen Bates Has A Couple More Retail Shifts To Pull Before Going To Canberra A true man of the people. Pedestrian.tv · May 30, 2022
Albanese should adopt a collaborative, European approach to governing – not the take-it-or-leave-it Anglo style we're used to The Australian Labor Party is edging towards 76 seats and possible majority government after the electorate abandoned the Coalition at the federal election. The Conversation · May 30, 2022
Labor likely to get a friendly Senate and secures House of Representatives majority UPDATE: On Monday night, the ABC called Macnamara as a Labor hold, giving Labor 76 of the 151 House of Representatives seats, enough for a majority. In the two remaining undecided seats, Labor has taken a narrow lead in Gilmore, while the Coalition is likely to hold Deakin. The Conversation · May 30, 2022
Germany to change constitution to enable $110 billion defense fund Germany has agreed to change its constitution to allow for a credit-based special defense fund of 100 billion euros ($107.35 billion) proposed after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the German finance ministry announced on Sunday. Reuters · May 29, 2022
Vote counting continues with Labor one seat from majority – as it happened Follow all the day’s developments The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2022
Political analyst says Greens will have 'all the power in the world' if Labor cannot form majority Labor has secured 75 seats but needs one more to form government in its own right and a political analyst says if it does not, the Greens will have "all the power in the world". ABC News · May 29, 2022
‘Ready to take on the challenge’: Linda Burney on the Uluru statement, treaty and building consensus The first female Indigenous affairs minister is hitting the ground running, with a voice to parliament top of a long list of priorities The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2022
Incoming Greens MP Stephen Bates is still coming to terms with Brisbane victory in federal election The incoming Greens MP in the federal seat of Brisbane will be quadrupling his salary and has been to Parliament House in Canberra only once. ABC News · May 29, 2022
Federal election latest: Which seats are still in doubt? More than a week on from last weekend's federal election, Labor is still one seat short of a majority with three seats still in doubt. ABC News · May 29, 2022
ABC News · May 28, 2022 Federal election: Labor needs one more seat for majority as vote count continues, Greens secure Brisbane seat — as it happened Katy Gallagher says the new government is going to work "line by line" through the federal budget to find opportunities to relieve some of the challenges facing the economy - as it happened.
The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2022 Victorian and Tasmanian governments under fire for laws that target environmental protesters Anti-logging protesters reject state governments’ claims new laws are necessary to protect workers’ safety
The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2022 Listen, engage, show you care: how Greens and independents took local politics all the way to Canberra Voters disenchanted with the cynical politics of the main parties were ripe for conversion – they just needed someone to knock on their door and listen
The New Daily · May 28, 2022 The Stats Guy: Now that the dust has settled on the election, what’s next for the parties? What happened in the election? A landslide election victory for Labor? A strong mandate from the Australian people for Labor policies? Hardly so.
AAP · May 28, 2022 Greens declare victory in Brisbane The Greens have claimed their fourth federal lower house seat, taking Brisbane in Queensland from the Liberals after a tense week of vote counting.
Pedestrian.tv · May 28, 2022 Greens Candidate Stephen Bates, Who Ran Iconic Grindr Election Ads, Just Won The Seat Of Brissy Who can forget “put Stephen Bates on top this election”?
ABC News · May 28, 2022 Greens' Stephen Bates wins the seat of Brisbane in the federal election The Greens' Stephen Bates wins the seat of Brisbane, with Labor conceding on Saturday afternoon. The result leaves Prime Minister Anthony Albanese still one seat short from forming a majority government.
ABC News · May 28, 2022 Federal election latest: Which seats are still in doubt? A week on from last Saturday's federal election and Labor is still one seat shy of forming majority government, with three seats remaining in doubt.
The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2022 Coalition ‘dropped the ball’ on Pacific, Albanese says as Samoa signs China agreement – as it happened Prime minister says Labor ‘won’t drop the ball’ as Samoa signs agreement with China; the Greens’ Stephen Bates claims victory in seat of Brisbane. Follow all the day’s news
The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2022 Queensland Labor turning green at the prospect of losing city stronghold Analysis: Implications of Greens wins could be decades-long - for both Labor and the LNP
Glasgow Live · May 27, 2022 Loch Lomond's £40m Flamingo Land 'tourist resort' facing opposition campaign Previous proposals were thrown out after more than 50,000 objections were received - and the Scottish Greens have urged more people to oppose new plans, saying they are inappropriate