Greens float state-owned supermarkets for cheaper food The Greens have backed an idea for the federal government to buy up 200 Coles and Woolies stores in a move ripped straight out of a US mayor's playbook. AAP · Oct 5
Max Chandler-Mather pitches Mamdani-style $25bn plan to nationalise 200 Coles and Woolworths supermarkets Former MP and Green Institute head says proposal for publicly owned supermarket chain will ease grocery prices The Guardian - AU · Oct 5
'Angry' Greens chief says Labor leaving voters in lurch The new Greens leadership is looking to UK counterparts for inspiration as they echo pledges to "replace Labor", which they say has been marching to the right. AAP · Sep 30
Amid rising support for right-wing minor parties, can David Shoebridge reinvigorate the Greens? New South Wales Senator David Shoebridge was elected Leader of the Australian Greens at a party room meeting organised prior to Senator Larissa Waters’ announcement that she was stepping down from the party leadership owing to health issues. Victorian Senator Steph Hodgkins-May was elected deputy leader, with whom Shoebridge ran… The Conversation · Sep 30
David Shoebridge says ‘we’re here to replace Labor’ in first remarks after being elected new Greens leader Shoebridge, a senator from New South Wales and former upper house state MP, won the role over Mehreen Faruqi and Sarah Hanson-Young The Guardian - AU · Sep 30
As One Nation surges in the polls, why are the Greens being left behind? Experts believe ‘Greens voters and One Nation voters have similar concerns’ and the party must capitalise on the emerging anti-establishment mood The Guardian - AU · Jul 11
The curious case of the missing Greens voters Unlike Mamdani in the US or Polanski in the UK, the Australian Greens have failed to convert rising disaffection with the major parties into electoral success. AAP · Jun 13
Get back on the tools and fix housing, government urged A Senate committee has been told Australia's long-running public housing crisis is actually worsening under current policy settings. AAP · Jun 12
The Greens are relaunching their party think tank. What do these organisations do? The appointment of former high profile Greens federal housing spokesperson and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s arch nemesis, Max Chandler-Mather, as executive director of the party’s think tank – the Green Institute – raises several important questions. The Conversation · Apr 15
Bosses of Santos, Woodside, Chevron and Shell asked to give evidence to Greens-led gas tax inquiry Labor is under pressure to impose a new 25% export tax amid soaring prices from the global fuel shock The Guardian - AU · Apr 13
Morning Mail: Trump’s countdown to destruction, Greens champion ‘progressive populism’, Kanye West banned from UK US president warns ‘a whole civilisation will die’ if Tehran does not comply with his deadline; former Greens MP says major parties have lost touch The Guardian - AU · Apr 7
New dawn as leaders face off in first question time The prime minister and opposition leader have faced off on superannuation tax changes in their first question time since Labor's landslide election win. AAP · Jul 22, 2025
Larissa Waters urges Labor to be bold while Liberals in ‘electoral wilderness’ and says Greens hurt by ‘Trump effect’ New federal Greens leader says current political climate an opportunity for ‘real reform’ on environmental protections The Guardian - AU · May 15, 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
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.
The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2025 Greens on track to lose several MPs as independents hold off challenges and gain votes in federal election Greens suffer setbacks as teal independents Allegra Spender, Zoe Daniel, Monique Ryan and Zali Steggall see off intense campaigns from Liberals, while Nicolette Boele leads in Bradfield
The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2025 Greens accused of misleading voters with flyer in tightly contested Brisbane seat Incumbent MP Max Chandler-Mather dismisses Labor’s criticism as sign of desperation from a party on the back foot in Griffithh
AAP · Apr 15, 2025 Property price stance not safe as houses for leaders As they aim to win over first homebuyers, party leaders have tried to strike a delicate balance in not spooking existing owners on property values.
AAP · Apr 15, 2025 Eat the rich: Greens to tax billionaires to feed kids Every Australian public school student would get a free meal under a Greens plan that would be funded by taxing billionaires and corporations.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2025 How deep are the Greens’ roots in Brisbane? Three seats will tell the tale in 2025 Capturing the seats of Brisbane, Ryan and Griffith was a stunning success for the Greens. But Labor and the LNP believe voters have not warmed to the minor party since 2022
AAP · Mar 28, 2025 Albanese takes fight to Dutton in his own backyard Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has taken the election fight to Peter Dutton's home turf, kicking off his campaign in the opposition leader's electorate.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2025 Battleground: the seats where the 2025 Australian federal election will be won and lost The Coalition has its eyes on outer suburban and regional seats, particularly in NSW and Victoria, but Labor hopes to pick off a few gains around the country
AAP · Mar 17, 2025 Doubling housing supply incentive could help renters Australia is expected to fall hundreds of thousands of homes short of its housing target but reforms could bring it back up to speed and help renters.
AAP · Nov 25, 2024 Door opens for first-home buyers to unlock ownership Headway has finally been made on federal housing policy reform with laws set to pass parliament to allow home buyers to buy with a smaller deposit.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 25, 2024 Albanese hands Chandler-Mather a political power lesson as Greens exhibit internal jitters The Greens are trying to hold on to their older base while positioning themselves as the party of renters – and the balancing act is proving difficult