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All nine of Lee Rhiannon’s federal colleagues co-signed a letter of complaint that was sent to the Greens’ national council. Mick Tsikas/AAP

25 juin 2017

Former leader Bob Brown attacks Greens senator Rhiannon’s behaviour on schools

Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra

Bob Brown, a long-time critic, repeated his previous description of Lee Rhiannon as 'the Greens' version of Tony Abbott'.

1 juin 2017

Politics podcast: Matt Canavan on Adani

Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra

Politics podcast: Matt Canavan on Adani

Matt Canavan tells The Conversation this mine is only one part of a plan for 'opening up the Galilee Basin' to provide investment opportunities, exports, and employment.

The Greens have renewed calls for a federal body to investigate corruption in politics. AAP/Lukas Coch

10 janvier 2017

Stamping out political rorts requires a cultural change, not more bodies to police it

Adam Graycar, Flinders University

A federal ICAC will not solve the sorts of problems Australian politicians have recently embroiled themselves in.

The Australian system allows for fuel excise exemptions for off-road usage by the mining industry and by primary producers. AAP Image/Alan Porritt

29 août 2016

Estimating the ‘cost’ of fuel tax credits is a tricky business

John Freebairn, University of Melbourne

Critics of Australia's fuel tax credits system have pointed to its impact on the budget bottom line, but calculating that cost is far from straightforward.

29 août 2016

Politics podcast: Bob Brown on Malcolm Turnbull and the same-sex marriage plebiscite

Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra

Since retiring from politics in 2012, former Greens leader Bob Brown has continued to offer sharp perspectives on issues of national debate.

Richard Di Natale said the best way of ensuring marriage equality was through a parliamentary vote. AAP/Mal Fairclough

26 août 2016

Same-sex marriage plebiscite appears doomed

Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra

The government's plebiscite on same-sex marriage is unlikely to get off the ground, with the Greens announcing they will vote against its establishment.

Sarah Hanson-Young said she would never stop fighting for people seeking asylum. Mick Tsikas/AAP

25 août 2016

Di Natale takes Hanson-Young out of asylum seeker area

Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra

Sarah Hanson-Young – a loud voice on asylum-seeker issues – has lost a battle with her leader, Richard Di Natale, to keep her immigration portfolio in the Greens reshuffle.

Did Greens leader Richard Di Natale quote the right cost for offshore detention in his National Press Club speech? Dean Lewins/AAP

30 juin 2016

Election FactCheck: Does the government spend $3 billion each year on the offshore asylum seeker detention system?

Fabrizio Carmignani, Griffith University

Was Greens leader Richard Di Natale right to say the government spends $3 billion each year on the "offshore detention centre regime"?

Greens leader Richard Di Natale will be hoping to snatch seats from the major parties in Saturday’s election. AAP/Julian Smith

29 juin 2016

A fringe group no more, the Greens put the frighteners on the two major parties

Narelle Miragliotta, Monash University

With this election likely to produce a high number of non-major-party primary votes, the Greens have emerged as a strong third option and a headache for both Labor and the Coalition.

The Greens are the party of climate action - but do they embrace enough technologies to get there? AAP Image/Julian Smith

21 juin 2016

Are the Greens really the climate radicals we need?

Jonathan Symons, Macquarie University

The Greens have successfully cast themselves as the party of climate science. But to hit their climate goals they may need to become even more radical, by embracing technologies like nuclear power.

Malcolm Turnbull and his colleagues have pointed $1 billion of the government’s existing green energy funding towards the Great Barrier Reef. AAP/Lukas Coch

21 juin 2016

PolicyCheck: What are the parties really offering to save the Great Barrier Reef?

Jon Brodie, James Cook University

The Coalition has ramped up the race to fund the Great Barrier Reef's protection. All three major parties have promised hundreds of millions of dollars, but where from, and what will they be spent on?

Malcolm Turnbull said he had made a call against preferencing the Greens in the national interest. Lukas Coch/AAP

12 juin 2016

Xenophon threatens massive retaliation against any Lib-Lab deal against him

Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra

Labor is heaving a sigh of relief after Malcolm Turnbull’s announcement that the Liberals will put the Greens below Labor everywhere. In particular, the embattled Labor MP for Batman, David Feeney, under…

Was Richard Di Natale right about voting intentions among under 30s? Q&A

6 juin 2016

Election FactCheck: could a vote among under 30s in Australia possibly deliver a Greens prime minister?

Adrian Beaumont, University of Melbourne

Greens leader Richard Di Natale told Q&A that if there was a vote among people who are under 30 in Australia, there'd possibly be a Greens prime minister. What do the polls say?

Greens leader Richard Di Natale has his eyes on a number of Senate and House of Representatives seats. AAP/Rebecca Le May

6 juin 2016

So far so good for the Greens as the campaign passes the halfway mark

Narelle Miragliotta, Monash University

With four weeks to go there is still much uncertainty in this election campaign. But, so far, the Greens would be pleased with their performance.

Greens candidate for Batman, Alex Bhathal, on the campaign trail at Preston Market. Pat Hutchens/TC

2 juin 2016

Election podcast: the Greens’ fight for Batman and Wills

Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra

The Greens, who already hold the seat of Melbourne, are making a big play for two nearby Labor-held seats – Batman and Wills.

The proposed fund would invest in new approaches to reducing harms and deaths associated with alcohol and other drug use. AAP/Mick Tsikas

20 mai 2016

PolicyCheck: the Greens’ Harm Reduction Innovation Fund drug policy

Nicole Lee, Curtin University

PolicyCheck unpacks the details and history of the Greens' proposed $10 million Harm Reduction Innovation Fund drug policy.

Did Adam Bandt have the numbers right on arts funding? AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

19 mai 2016

Election FactCheck: did the Coalition cut $105 million from Australia Council funding?

Jo Caust, University of Melbourne

Was Greens MP Adam Bandt right to say that the Liberals made $105 million worth of cuts to the Australia Council?

13 mai 2016

VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the first week of the election campaign

Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra

It's difficult to pick which side of politics won the first week of the election campaign.

Greens leader Richard Di Natale (right) and the party’s candidate for the seat of Grayndler, Jim Casey, talk during a visit to the seat. Paul Miller/AAP

12 mai 2016

Grattan on Friday: Turnbull and Shorten play to voters who are yet to engage

Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra

Resembling a rough game of ice hockey, the 2016 campaign already has seen slips, slides and own goals. Neither side has scored a big breakthrough.

Anthony Albanese has well-honed political skills, displayed both within the Labor Party and electorally. Paul Miller/AAP

9 mai 2016

Go target the Liberals, Albanese tells the Greens on his tail

Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is not the only senior politician having conniptions about his seat. Anthony Albanese was in his New South Wales electorate of Grayndler on Monday, the first full day…

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Michelle Grattan
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Narelle Miragliotta
Senior Lecturer in Australian Politics, Monash University
John Freebairn
Professor, Department of Economics, University of Melbourne
Mark Rolfe
Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, UNSW
Euan Ritchie
Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
Chris McGrath
Adjunct researcher, Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland
Jake Olivier
Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics, UNSW
Andrew Blakers
Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
Jonathan Nott
Professor of Physical Geography, James Cook University
Fabrizio Carmignani
Professor, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
Karl Vernes
Associate Professor, School of Environmental & Rural Science, University of New England
Daniel Ramp
Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
Jon Brodie
Professorial Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
Mary Anne Kenny
Associate Professor, School of Law, Murdoch University
Kevin Walsh
Reader, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne