Greens
Battle of Wills: Greens’ pro-Palestinian plan to grab prize Labor seat
Will Muslim voters in the working-class north of this Labor stronghold unite with middle-class progressives in the south to vote for Greens because of Gaza?
- by Paul Sakkal and Broede Carmody
Latest
Block of deportation bill humiliates government as weeks of political pain await
Minister Clare O’Neil was twice pursued by cameras, was asked the same question seven times and the government’s rushed bill was blocked by the opposition and the crossbench on Wednesday.
- by Angus Thompson and Olivia Ireland
Opposition’s nuclear policy must be based on facts
For the good of the country and its own credibility and electability the Coalition needs to base its policy on evidence not exaggeration and misinformation.
Greens’ supermarket-busting bill labelled ‘extreme’ by business, but has Liberal backer
The proposed powers – which are also backed by the Nationals – could be used to force Woolworths and Coles to sell assets if the supermarkets grow too big.
- by Olivia Ireland
Stacking with ‘his mates’: Coalition attacks Chalmers on RBA reform
The Coalition has accused Jim Chalmers of trying to stack a part of the Reserve Bank that will set official interest rates, putting at risk key RBA reforms.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
Queensland votes
Don’t gulp: The GLP – a combined Greens-Labor party – is inevitable
It doesn’t take a crystal ball to see the 124-year-old Labor Party is in terminal decline in Queensland and eventually in wider Australia.
- by David Hinchliffe
Weekend elections show Labor losing votes left and right
There was not a lot of good news for Labor after Saturday’s polls, with major swings to the LNP in two byelections and to the Greens in several Brisbane council wards.
- by Cameron Atfield
Greens’ surge changes the nature of Brisbane’s council politics
While the election dust settles on a re-elected LNP administration, the century-old two-party system in Brisbane’s City Hall has firmly been turned on its head.
- by Cameron Atfield
LNP confident of majority rule in City Hall, despite potential losses
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner is confident he will not have to contend with a hostile council chamber, as the LNP remained on track to win a majority in City Hall.
- by Cameron Atfield
Brisbane needs 90k new homes by 2031. How would a new council do it?
With a deadline three years after the next election, much of the heavy lifting will need to be done by the next class in City Hall – whatever its shape.
- by Matt Dennien and Tony Moore
Parties spend up big in Brisbane City Council election campaign
Queensland’s two major political parties have spent almost $2 million each in their attempts to win over Brisbane voters.
- by Matt Dennien and Cameron Atfield