Greens’ election hubris – how the minor party lost its way and now its leader The Greens’ federal election result has been widely condemned as a “disaster”. The Conversation · May 8, 2025
Adam Bandt concedes defeat in seat of Melbourne as Greens leadership talks loom Greens leader uses concession speech to urge media to treat climate crisis ‘as if our country is being invaded’ The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2025
The Greens’ identity crisis: where to now for a party built on protesting against the status quo? Few genuinely expected the Greens to go backwards. The party must now do some serious soul-searching to work out what went wrong The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2025
Morning Mail: India ‘must suffer’, says Pakistan PM, Albanese takes aim at defeated Green, black smoke from the Vatican Shehbaz Sharif addresses the nation as tensions mounts between nuclear neighbours; Albanese criticises outgoing Greens MP The Guardian - AU · May 7, 2025
Two ministers face the axe from Albanese's top team Senior ministers are on the chopping block as Labor's factional powerbrokers carve up cabinet positions following a dominant federal election victory. AAP · May 7, 2025
Greens leaderless as Adam Bandt concedes defeat Greens leader Adam Bandt has conceded defeat to Labor's Sarah Witty in his lower house seat of Melbourne, opening up a leadership race for the minor party. AAP · May 7, 2025
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK storms to record poll high as both Labour and the Tories hit six-year low The latest YouGov survey put Reform on 29%, up three points on last week Evening Standard · May 7, 2025
Greens mired in group-think and gen Z zone: co-founder The Greens need to confront a lack of free speech within the party, its co-founder says, following a poor performance at the federal election. AAP · May 7, 2025
Adam Bandt Has Lost His Seat In Melbourne, Leaving The Greens Without A Leader After a count that stretched across several days, Adam Bandt has been projected to lose his seat in Melbourne. Pedestrian.tv · May 7, 2025
If the Greens really are to become the Reform-style populists of the left, Zack Polanski could be their man The deputy leader is challenging for the top job at a time when the party urgently needs to pick up disillusioned leftwing voters, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025
Who is Sarah Witty? The Labor candidate set to dethrone Greens leader Adam Bandt in Melbourne A Richmond local with an eclectic CV is projected to end Bandt’s 15-year run as MP for Melbourne The Guardian - AU · May 7, 2025
PM launches attack on Max Chandler-Mather as Greens leader Adam Bandt projected to lose seat Anthony Albanese says former Greens MP ‘should have a look at the way that he conducted himself in question time’ The Guardian - AU · May 7, 2025
AFL dream 'will end' without pro-stadium vote The AFL aspirations of a state will be "over" if a parliamentary vote doesn't give the green light to a controversial waterfront stadium. AAP · May 7, 2025
Liberal seizes seat in teal rematch, Greens leader gone A former Liberal frontbencher has not ruled out a leadership tilt after reclaiming his seat from a teal independent, while the Greens leader has lost his seat. AAP · May 7, 2025
The Guardian - AU · May 7, 2025 Too close to call: follow the federal election results in the undecided seats here Things are looking rocky in Bullwinkel for Labor but it’s likely the party will hold Richmond against the Greens
The Conversation · May 7, 2025 Greens leader Adam Bandt and Teal Zoe Daniel likely to lose their seats With 80% of enrolled voters counted, the ABC is giving Labor 87 of the 150 House of Representatives seats, the Coalition 40, the Greens zero and all Others ten, with 13 seats remaining undecided.
The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2025 Paul Erickson: unmasking the mastermind behind Labor’s winning election strategy Sources say it was the young political strategist’s experience fighting the Greens, almost 15 years ago, that caught Anthony Albanese’s attention
Radio France Internationale · May 6, 2025 Friedrich Merz fails to gain enough parliamentary votes to become new German chancellor Merz was six votes short of an absolute majority needed to become Germany's new Chancellor. A new vote will be held on Tuesday.
AAP · May 6, 2025 Kilotonnes of dead salmon spark call for farm scrutiny Almost 13 per cent of Tasmania's annual salmon production died amid a mass mortality event caused by a bacterial outbreak, renewing calls for greater scrutiny.
The Guardian - AU · May 5, 2025 Analysts split on Bandt’s hopes of holding seat – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · May 5, 2025 Australia has backed a rapid shift to renewable energy – and given Labor a chance on climate. How will it act? After a landslide election win, there will never be a better chance to shake off old policy impasses and deliver a more ambitious plan for the environment
The Conversation · May 5, 2025 Late counting continues in several seats, with Goldstein and Melbourne among those too close to call With 78% of enrolled voters counted, the ABC is calling 85 of the 150 House of Representatives seats for Labor, 39 for the Coalition, zero for the Greens and 10 for all Others, with 16 still undecided. The Poll Bludger has Labor ahead in 94 seats, the Coalition in 41,…
AAP · May 5, 2025 Jacqui Lambie in battle with Hanson to keep Senate spot Fiery Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie's near-decade of serving on the cross bench may be coming to an end as she battles a familiar name for a final spot.
The Conversation · May 5, 2025 5 huge climate opportunities await the next parliament – and it has the numbers to deliver Australians have returned an expanded Labor Party to government alongside a suite of climate-progressive independents. Meanwhile, the Coalition – which promoted nuclear energy and a slower renewables transition – suffered a historic defeat.
The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2025 Green deputy launches leadership bid with UK ‘eco-populism’ vision Exclusive: Surprise challenger Zack Polanski says party can learn from success of Nigel Farage and Reform UK