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Former Greens leader Richard di Natale, strip club owner Maxine Fensom and independent senator Lidia Thorpe share a link from their political pasts.

Naked truth: Owner of strip club that banned Lidia Thorpe has political past

Melbourne adult club owner Maxine Fensom played a small role in the controversial independent senator’s political origin story.

  • Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman

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Lidia Thorpe hooked voters on the idea of electing her as a strong Greens senator and now those same voters discover they have bought something utterly different.

Thorpe’s exit from the Greens the biggest bait-and-switch in politics

Lidia Thorpe hooked voters on the idea of electing her as a strong Greens senator. Now those same voters discover they have bought something utterly different.

  • David Crowe
John Hopkins had major surgery recently and would have struggled financially if not for bulk billing.

The dark path avoided: How bulk billing saved John’s life

Psychological conditions are the most common reason Australians visit a GP. But after years of stagnant Medicare funding, GPs are struggling to remain free or open, and patients are paying the price.

  • Clay Lucas
Senator Richard Di Natale will deliver his final speech to Parliament on Tuesday.

Di Natale bids a less than fond farewell

Richard Di Natale is proud of what the Greens achieved in his 10 years as a senator but leaves Parliament knowing it failed at what matters most.

  • Chip Le Grand
Hard borders and strict quarantine rules have made it nearly impossible for MPs from at least two states to travel to Canberra for Parliament.

Virtual Parliament is virtually ready for MPs trapped by virus rules

A virtual sitting is on the cards for Parliament but with strict rules around how MPs can join via video link – right down to what can be on their walls.

  • Katina Curtis
Greens MP Adam Bandt had supported giving party members a voice in electing the leader.

Greens vote to give members voice in leadership election falls short

More than 46 per cent of the party's 13,143 eligible members voted on whether the party should further democratise the party's leadership elections.

  • Rob Harris
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Newly elected Greens Leader Adam Bandt with newly elected Senate Leader and Co-deputy Senator Larissa Waters and Newly elected Co-deputy Senator Nick McKim and Greens Whip Senator Rachel Siewert speak to the media following the ballot at Parliament House in Canberra on February 4, 2020.

Old Greens wounds reopen as members vote on directly electing leader

The Greens' 15,000 members have begun voting on whether they will be given a direct voice in the election of future leaders.

  • Rob Harris
Australians are buying more alcohol in the coronavirus pandemic, while addiction services have contracted.

Alcohol rehab centres close over virus fears amid rising demand

Some drug and alcohol rehabilitation services are closing or refusing to take new admissions during the coronavirus pandemic, stoking fears for the welfare of people increasingly needing support.

  • Dana McCauley
Adam Bandt

'A leader for the times': Will voters get on the Bandtwagon?

Adam Bandt is only the Greens' fourth leader. His opponents say he will scare off voters, his supporters hope he will give the party a voice at the top table.

  • Judith Ireland
Mr Bandt and Ms Perkins live in Melbourne with their two daughters, Wren, 4 and Elke, 3.

'I'm doing it for them': Bandt says family inspired him to seek Greens leadership

Adam Bandt knows his new job as Greens leader will take him away from home more often. But says it is worth it to tackle climate change.

  • Judith Ireland

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