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| UpdatedA disappointing performance in July's federal election, and a push for sweeping party reform backed by former Australian Greens leader Bob Brown, expose deep divisions inside the troubled NSW Greens.
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| UpdatedIn election battleground Queensland, the marginal seat of Lilley will see a contest between a Labor veteran and an LNP newcomer, with the Green vote expected to play a crucial role.
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Greens Leader Richard Di Natale says Donald Trump's ideas are dangerous for the United States and the global community, and the thought of a Trump presidency "scares the daylights" out of him.
Topics: australian-greens, world-politics, foreign-affairs, australia, united-states
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| UpdatedGreens leader Senator Richard Di Natale visits the dry Darling River.
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Grazier Rob McBride, Greens leader Senator Richard Di Natale and Kate McBride say the state of the Darling River is an environmental disaster. Read more.
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| UpdatedGreens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says Indigenous children are severely disadvantaged, compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts.
In a discussion on ABC's Q&A about comments in the media about the welfare of Indigenous kids, Senator Hanson-Young said that Indigenous children are 10 times more likely than non-Indigenous children to be living out of home.
Is she correct? ABC Fact Check investigates.
Topics: australian-greens, sarah-hanson-young, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, child-abuse, children
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Greens Leader Senator Richard Di Natale wants a national discussion on decriminalising some drugs, including ice.
Topics: drug-use, government-and-politics, australian-greens, australia, sydney-2000, melbourne-3000, portugal
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| UpdatedUS Customs and Border Protection denies racial profiling, after a Pakistan-born NSW MP said she was interrogated about how she got an Australian passport as she entered the US.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, australian-greens, greens, air-transport, australia, asia, sydney-2000, united-states, pakistan
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Nick McKim's bid to become a senator is in the hands of vote counters after an internal Greens ballot to elect Christine Milne's replacement closed on Friday.
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| UpdatedThe Greens offer the Federal Government support to introduce a two-tiered corporate tax system in Australia, as long as it acts on tax avoidance and profit shifting.
Topics: government-and-politics, tax, australian-greens, federal-government, budget, australia
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| UpdatedKatter's Australian Party is already issuing ultimatums to Queensland's major political parties, as the chance of a hung parliament increases.
Topics: rural, elections, government-and-politics, liberal-national-party-queensland, political-parties, australian-greens, bob-katter, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedTopics: rural, elections, government-and-politics, liberal-national-party-queensland, political-parties, australian-greens, bob-katter, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedThe Queensland Farmers' Federation (QFF) hopes primary producers will not be forgotten as the fight continues for control of the State's Parliament.
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| UpdatedThe Queensland Greens are proposing the state undertake a two-year trial on daylight saving followed by a referendum, saying it will boost jobs and power savings.
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Labor spokesman Anthony Albanese has called on the Greens to remove an image of former prime minister Gough Whitlam on their website, claiming its use is opportunistic.
Topics: alp, australian-greens, australia
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The Greens will consider overhauling the way the party is run in Tasmania amid internal criticism that it is autocratic and secretive.
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| UpdatedTopics: christine-milne, australian-greens, government-and-politics, greens, political-parties, climate-change, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedScott Morrison is standing his ground, amid calls for his resignation over his handling of the Manus Island riot.
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Prime Minister Tony Abbott is threatening to keep parliament sitting into the Christmas break to pass key legislation such as bills to scrap the carbon taxes and raise the debt ceiling.
Topics: federal-government, parliament, alp, australian-greens, parliament-house-2600, canberra-2600, act
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Scott Ludlam calls on the AEC to not announce a decision until the missing 1,375 ballots are found.
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| UpdatedGreens Deputy Adam Bandt crushes Labor's hopes of reclaiming the seat of Melbourne.
Topics: elections, federal-elections, australian-greens, melbourne-3000