Plibersek punted as PM stamps authority on ministry One of Labor's most senior women has been shifted out of a key portfolio as the prime minister shakes up his cabinet after a landslide election win. AAP · May 11, 2025
Peter Dutton States That He’s ‘Proud’ To Have Unseated Greens Leader Adam Bandt Former Coalition leader Peter Dutton has stated that he was "proud" to preference the Greens last on social media. Pedestrian.tv · May 11, 2025
John Curtice: The state of play for Scottish parties a year out from Holyrood vote IN a year’s time, Scots across the country will be queuing up at polling stations ready to cast their ballots in the Holyrood election. The National (Scotland) · May 11, 2025
Greens leadership hopeful calls for end to 'soundbitey' nature of FMQs BUDDING Greens co-leader Gillian Mackay has said the “soundbitey” nature of the Scottish Parliament must end as part of facing up to the threat… The National (Scotland) · May 11, 2025
Labor’s clean sweep in Australian election suggests young male voters are bucking global trends. But why? The ALP’s massive electoral victory goes against trends across parts of the west, Asia and Africa, in which young male voters are leaning towards the right The Guardian - AU · May 10, 2025
Scottish Greens call for end to monarchy ahead of pro-Republic rally The Scottish Greens have called for the monarchy to be abolished ahead of a pro-Republican event in Edinburgh on Saturday The National (Scotland) · May 10, 2025
Carla Denyer accuses Labour of failing to challenge Reform UK’s net zero ‘lie’ Greens co-leader to table private member’s bill on a worker-led green transition in attempt to seize narrative back from Nigel Farage’s party The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2025
After teal wave of 2022, there was no ‘sophomore surge’. Where to from here for the independents? Climate 200 founder Simon Holmes à Court says the movement is ‘not a blip’ and declares independents are ‘here to stay’ and fight the major parties The Guardian - AU · May 10, 2025
Three polls in 24 hours give Reform UK major leads amid Labour 'collapse' THREE Westminster polls in less than 24 hours have given Nigel Farage’s Reform UK a significant lead over Labour ... The National (Scotland) · May 9, 2025
Albanese demands unity to build on famous election win A week out from a famous Labor victory, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has his sights on the next election, while the Liberals and Greens are leaderless. AAP · May 9, 2025
The rise and fall of Adam Bandt: the Greens leader who embraced a different approach to politics The outgoing member for Melbourne understood if the Greens genuinely want to be a party of government they have to win lower house seats The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2025
‘We have destroyed the Greens’: third-party groups spent millions on ads to influence Australian voters. Some claim it worked Money can buy people’s attention, one campaigner says, and if you ‘slap them in the face enough with a message, it’ll stick’ The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2025
Gillian Mackay launches Scottish Greens leadership bid GILLIAN Mackay has launched a bid to become a co-leader of the Scottish Greens. The National (Scotland) · May 9, 2025
Labor likely to gain 5 senators, cementing the left’s Senate dominance I previously wrote about the Senate the morning after the election. About half the Senate is elected at each House of Representatives election. Those up for election include six senators out of 12 for every state and all four territory senators. So 40 of the 76 senators were up for… The Conversation · May 9, 2025
Pedestrian.tv · May 9, 2025 Penny Wong Accuses Both The Greens & The Coalition Of ‘Spreading False Info’ On Gaza She claimed the election result proved Australians “don’t want political leaders to amplify overseas conflict for their own purposes as the Greens and Liberals did”.
AAP · May 9, 2025 Greens relish powerful position despite losing leader The Greens are pondering who will take the reins of the minor party after losing their leader at the election, but will hold a powerful position in the Senate.
The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2025 Afternoon Update: defeated MPs cast blame; Angus Taylor joins Liberal leadership race; Nicolas Cage v Nick Cave Recriminations continue within Coalition and Greens over disastrous results as James Paterson points to ‘Trump effect’
The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2025 Sarah Witty v Adam Bandt: how an unlikely Labor champion took down a Greens giant Melbourne was barely on the ALP’s radar as a seat it could win – but a sparsely funded campaign proved powerful
The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2025 Morning Mail: conclave picks a US pope, Bob Brown’s message to Greens, Sam Kerr welcomes Jagger Robert Francis Prevost, 69, from Chicago is the first ever US pope and becomes Leo XIV; Bob Brown says party must resist ‘arrogant’ Labor
The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2025 Canavan will challenge Littleproud for Nationals leadership – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2025 Former Greens leaders urge party to stand up to Labor ‘arrogance’ as jockeying begins to replace Bandt Richard Di Natale says party can regain lost seats, while Bob Brown and Christine Milne praise Adam Bandt’s leadership against ‘nasty misrepresentations’
Evening Standard · May 8, 2025 Carla Denyer announces she will not stand again as Green party co-leader The Bristol Central MP was one of four Greens elected to Parliament in last year’s general election, the best result the party has ever had.
The Conversation · May 8, 2025 Grattan on Friday: Bitter struggle in Liberals for likely poisoned chalice, as Jacinta Price defects from Nationals By late last week it was clear Labor would win the election, but it came as more of a surprise when Peter Dutton lost the Queensland seat of Dickson he’d held since 2001.
The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2025 Carla Denyer says she will not stand again as Greens co-leader Exclusive: Announcement of desire to focus on MP role means Adrian Ramsay must decide whether to find new co-candidate
International Business Times · May 8, 2025 Australian Greens Chief Loses His Own Seat Australian Greens leader Adam Bandt conceded the loss of his own parliamentary seat Thursday, blaming a flood of votes that swept to the triumphant Labor Party.