GetUp is already subject to the same type of regulation as a political party. By challenging its links to left-wing parties, though, the Coalition is seeking to strip away its claim of independence.
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It’s clear that young voters are bringing critical issues to the fore as they did in the recent EU elections. Will they do so in Canada too?
Green parties across Europe scored an all-time high in the European Parliament elections. Now, they’ll seek key reform on agriculture and trade – and could be kingmakers for Juncker’s replacement.
Anthony Albanese on Labor’s road ahead
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Speaking to The Conversation, Albanese wouldn't comment on Bill Shorten's unpopularity with voters, arguing instead that it's a matter of whether the Labor team is “seen as worthy of election".
With just days to go before the election, Labor is making a last-minute appeal to voters to stay in power, while the Liberals are pressing for change.
Fairfax Ipsos gives Labor another win on two-party preferred, albeit with weird primary vote numbers, while the Labor party in Victoria has another poll win just over two months ahead of the state election.
The estimates have been prepared by the independent PBO, at the request of the Greens. The opposition has repeatedly sought annual figures, but the government resisted the demands.
Instead, the funds should be spent on services, the Greens say.
The Greens plan would bring in “a Buffett rule” to ensure higher income earners paid their fair share of tax by limiting deductions made by those earning more than $300,000.
Under the People’s Bank proposal, homeowners would be able to borrow up to 60% of the value of their property directly from the Reserve Bank.
The recent elections in Tasmania, South Australia and the byelection in Batman have left an impression that the advance of the minor parties has stalled. This is not necessarily the case.
Politics podcast: Sarah Hanson-Young on the Greens Batman setback
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Sarah Hanson-Young has strongly backed Richard Di Natale's push to purge those who leaked against Alex Bhathal in the Batman byelection.
The failure to wrest Batman is a big setback for the Greens.
Politics podcast: the Batman byelection battleground
On Saturday, Labor and Bill Shorten face a major test in the Melbourne seat of Batman.
Adani is being seen as a test of Bill Shorten’s commitment to policy integrity versus his willingness to say and do whatever is politically expedient.
Pokies, housing, hospitals and gun laws might have been the specific issues that dominated the campaign, but the decisive factor was Tasmanians’ enduring apprehension about minority government.
The Liberals went from a losing position in Tasmanian polls months ago to a comfortable victory on election day.
As the fallout from the dual citizenship saga continues, the Greens and Labor are set to fight a close contest in Batman, while Nick Xenophon has work to do ahead of the South Australian election.
Bill Shorten has taken a further step toward opposing the proposed Queensland Adani coal mine.
Greens Jordon Steele-John on being an ‘accidental’ senator
New Greens senator Jordon Steele-John is the youngest person ever to sit in the Senate.
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Professor of Political Science; Director, Tasmanian Policy Exchange, University of Tasmania
