Australian politicians reveal their housing portfolios, with some owning as many as six homes Dozens of politicians are landlords, having also declared rental income from their investment properties The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2025
Up to 80,000 people in Australia may be affected by ‘sledgehammer’ powers to deport noncitizens to Nauru, lawyers warn Greens senator David Shoebridge accuses Tony Burke of ‘doing his Peter Dutton impression, dog-whistling and punching down on migrants’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2025
Who is Zack Polanski? The radical politician elected as the new Green Party leader Zack Polanski has pledged ‘to build a country where no one is left behind’ as the new leader of the Greens Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025
Zack Polanski becomes Green party leader – what happens next? Zack Polanski is the new leader of the Green party in England and Wales after winning a leadership election promising a programme of “eco-populism”. Polanski beat incumbent leader Adrian Ramsay and his partner on the ticket, Ellie Chowns. The Conversation · Sep 2, 2025
Zack Polanski elected Green Party leader in landslide vote It comes as the party seeks to pitch itself as a serious progressive alternative to Labour, having increased its Commons representation to four MPs last year The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025
Zack Polanski: Eco-populist winner of Green leadership with unconventional past The man at the helm of the Green Party once worked as an actor and a hypnotherapist. The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025
Greens take step into unknown with election of Zack Polanski as leader Polanski ruffled feathers during at-times grumpy contest and now has to bring the party with him The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2025
Green party’s new leader Zack Polanski rules out any Starmer pact and attacks ‘charlatan’ Farage Candidate defeats Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns to lead Greens in England and Wales with vision for ‘eco-populism’ movement The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2025
Minister grilled on 'difficult' delays to home care Labor's been forced to defend controversial aged care reforms that would see thousands of people wait longer for placements, before a looming Senate showdown. AAP · Sep 2, 2025
Greens to unveil new leadership after fiercely fought race Voting has closed in the race between front-running London Assembly member Zack Polanski and MPs Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns. Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2025
Here's what you need to know as Holyrood returns from summer recess HOLYROOD returns from recess this week and MSPs are looking at a packed parliamentary term as the 2026 election looms. The National (Scotland) · Sep 1, 2025
Gas facility leak sparks cover-up allegations An environmental group has released documents that show a storage tank at a gas export facility near a capital city has been leaking for almost 20 years. AAP · Sep 1, 2025
Green party leadership race exposes tensions as electoral ambitions grow Frontrunner Zack Polanski has dismissed claims of a ‘hostile takeover’ but contest has been unusually fractious The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2025
View from The Hill: Albanese government resorts to whatever-it-takes to rid Australia of former detainees The Albanese government’s deal with Nauru to take up to 280 former immigration detainees again shows both sides of politics will resort to drastic and expensive actions when faced with intractable issues around illegal non-citizens. The Conversation · Aug 31, 2025
The National (Scotland) · Aug 31, 2025 Green co-leaders vow to inject hope back into Scottish independence fight THE new co-leaders of the Scottish Greens have vowed to be “relentlessly positive about the future of Scotland” and restore a narrative of hope…
AAP · Aug 31, 2025 Hundreds of former immigration detainees to be deported A deal to deport former immigration detainees to Nauru has secured bipartisan support but drawn condemnation from human rights groups.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 30, 2025 Australian government criticised over ‘disgraceful’ $400m deal to deport foreign-born former detainees to Nauru An agreement relating to the NZYQ cohort, who previously faced indefinite immigration detention, was signed by home affairs minister Tony Burke on Friday
The Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2025 Murray Watt backs ‘no-go’ zones where development is banned – but not for Tasmania’s Robbins Island Environment minister says scientific evidence did not convince government that remote island qualified
The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2025 Newly elected Scottish Green leaders to campaign on universal income and free bus travel Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay, elected after 12.7% turnout, also vow to campaign on higher taxation of rich
The National (Scotland) · Aug 29, 2025 'Impossible': Green co-leaders rule out deal with Labour after 2026 elections IT would be “impossible” for the Scottish Greens to strike a governing deal with Labour, the party’s new co-leaders have said ...
Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2025 Scottish Greens mark ‘generational shift’ as Greer and Mackay become co-leaders A ballot of party members saw the pair replace Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater at the helm.
The National (Scotland) · Aug 29, 2025 Scottish Greens confirm new co-leaders after membership ballot The Scottish Greens have announced their new co-leaders following a ballot of the party membership ...
The Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2025 Labor greenlights contentious Robbins Island windfarm despite fears for endangered orange-bellied parrot Environment advocates have called for important migratory shorebird habitat off Tasmania to be declared ‘no-go site’
AAP · Aug 29, 2025 Wind farm fans 'death row' fears for endangered species Strict conditions imposed by the federal government will do little to protect the environment surrounding a controversial wind farm project, green groups warn.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 27, 2025 Kim’s husband is on a two-year waiting list for home care support. He only has two years to live Older people living unsafely, ending up in hospital or being forced prematurely into care as the waitlist for aged care home support balloons