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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese holding a press conference on Saturday afternoon.

Albanese brushes off fuel warning, as government backs ‘business as usual’

A stark warning from the International Energy Agency has done little to push the government’s messaging on fuel demand, as Labor says supply is their focus.

  • Nick Newling

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Veteran activist Drew Hutton has had his Greens membership reinstated.

Greens pay legal bill after losing fight with party founder over trans row

The Queensland Greens have agreed to pay co-founder Drew Hutton’s legal costs after his successful bid to have his membership reinstated, following his expulsion last year.

  • Cameron Atfield
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Labor backs down on post-Bondi changes as political support collapses

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a last-ditch shake-up to his proposed laws after the Greens joined the Coalition in opposing the Labor plan.

  • Mike Foley and Nick Newling
Greens senators David Shoebridge and Mehreen Faruqi criticised a move to give the home affairs minister stronger powers to reject or cancel visa applications.

Greens hold the cards to pass hate speech bill as Ley walks away

Jewish community leaders have pleaded with the Coalition and Labor to compromise and pass the laws.

  • Paul Sakkal, Max Maddison and Nick Newling
Voters of all political stripes believe the government should have maintained its energy subsidy.

Voters of all stripes want federal power bill subsidy to stay

Households have been getting help for electricity bills for two years, and are unhappy the government has axed the $75 a quarter rebate.

  • Shane Wright
Women MPs  have called out the online harassment they endure.

‘Horribly, sexually violent’: How Australia’s women leaders deal with rising abuse

Women across the political spectrum are calling out the harassment that spreads online and spills into real life.

  • Brittany Busch
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Larissa Waters: “Sweaty blokes still rock up (to Parliament) in their football gear. Women don’t do that ... there are still unwritten rules.”

Larissa Waters believes in the goodness of humanity. She lost a little faith after this

The federal Greens leader speaks on what’s changed since she entered politics – and what hasn’t. Plus: the advice she’d give her younger self.

  • Benjamin Law
Protest rally for Palestine & Gaza, Sydney. October 12, 2025. Photo: Max Mason-Hubers

Greens send October 7 anniversary email linked to party fundraising page

The email was sent days after Larissa Waters was censured for linking the stabbings of Jews on Yom Kippur in Manchester with Labor’s stance on the conflict in Gaza.

  • Paul Sakkal
Greens leader Larissa Waters.

Greens leader Larissa Waters slammed by Labor, Coalition for Manchester attack remarks

Asked about her views on the danger of antisemitism following the stabbings, Waters quickly pivoted to the Albanese government’s stance on the war in Gaza.

  • Paul Sakkal
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during question time earlier this month.

‘It’s a farce’: Treasury reveals only one number in play for Albanese’s climate target

Treasury officials have revealed they have modelled only one figure for the Albanese government, as it prepares to announce its 2035 emissions reduction target.

  • Mike Foley