In an effort to save Lake Pedder from a hydro-electricity scheme, the world’s first political party with a foundation in environmental values was formed in Tasmania.
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The findings indicates natural disasters such as the current floods in southeastern Australia can influence election results.
We took a closer look at the government data, and found at worst, the number of jobs foregone is around 10 times fewer than the minister claims.
Political parties often weather internal storms. There are many Greens in Canada who are hoping the Green Party can do so too after Annamie Paul’s leadership laid bare serious issues in the party.
Plus, the health benefits of saunas and hot baths, particularly after exercise. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
With a very close result as counting continues, it could be weeks or even months before a government is formed. But Sunday’s election has already delivered some significant results.
New research examines how recent federal elections would have been affected if optional preferential voting had been used. The results were not favourable to Labor.
Many countries have decided a Green New Deal is exactly the right stimulus response to the COVID crisis. Australia’s steadfast investment in fossil fuels will only hold us back.
The ACT is set to be governed by Labor for more than two decades straight, after the Liberals failed to cut through in the weekend’s election.
As the parliamentary record shows, the Greens have been the only party to consistently challenge orthodox ideas about economic growth and prosperity.
Former Greens leader Richard Di Natale on COVID, climate and his successor
Michelle Grattan discusses 10 years in parliament with former Greens Senator Richard Di Natale
The Greens senator-elect believes a treaty should be prioritised over a Voice to Parliament. But we believe a Voice can be a pragmatic first step toward deeper reform.
Adam Bandt on Greens’ hopes for future power sharing
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Adam Bandt expresses his disappointment with Labor's coal rhetoric. He says they have a decision to make: work with the Greens, or determine whether they have more in common with the Liberals.
Natale’s shock resignation comes as former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce announced he would challenge Nationals leader Michael McCormack if there was a move for a leadership spill on Tuesday.
There is an obvious point upon which the LNP, Labor and Greens might agree to move policy forward: the national ‘cap and trade’ emissions trading system proposed by John Howard in 2007.
The horror of the last weeks and months are a compressed version of the last 30 years in bushfire and climate politics.
Labor continues to be hung up on a decade-old Greens’ decision to oppose an emissions trading scheme in 2009. But responsibility for Australia’s climate policy void lies elsewhere.
Michelle Grattan and Professor Geoff Crisp discuss this week in politics.
The progressive left should not content itself with being a junior partner in Liberal minority governments. In the next election, they should seek to propose a principled, realistic alternative.
Paddy Manning’s new book charts the challenges faced by the Greens (and greenies in general) with admirable clarity and detail.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor in Politics, Murdoch University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Public and Environmental Policy, University of Tasmania
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University
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Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Research Manager and Doctoral Candidate, Centre for the Study of Australian Politics, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Languages and Linguistics, La Trobe University
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Director, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute & Professor of Medical Biology, and an honorary principal fellow in the Department of Zoology at the University of Melbourne, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)
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Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University
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Professor of Political Science; Director, Tasmanian Policy Exchange, University of Tasmania
