‘My preferences don’t count’: PM on Greens votes deal
The Prime Minister has dismissed suggestions Labor should have put the Greens’ last on how-to-vote cards because of the party’s involvement in anti-Israel and anti-Semitic protests.
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Labor’s just the ticket for Bandt & co
An analysis of Labor’s how-to-vote cards shows there are only eight seats where the ALP is either not giving any preferences or putting the left-wing party below third spot.
Religious freedoms at risk under Greens
Big changes are in store on religious education and freedoms if Adam Bandt’s Green get to have their say.
When it comes to anti-Semitism, your conscience cannot be a matter for the party, Mr Dreyfus
The Attorney-General, a prominent Jewish-Australian, once seemed he had no sense of humour – until he backed a Greens candidate who abhors the very existence of Israel.
‘God help us’: Nats leader’s message
Salvation from a higher power would be the only this to ‘save’ Australia should Labor and the Greens control parliament after the election, the Leader of the Nationals says.
Anti-Israel Green goes from blockading PM’s office to winning his preference
Anthony Albanese has claimed he is not responsible for his own how-to-vote cards as it emerged Hannah Thomas, the anti-Israel candidate preferenced by the PM, was part of a blockade of his Grayndler office.
Labor’s tax plan risks $25bn exodus from super funds
Up to $25bn could be withdrawn from super funds this year as people race to reduce their balances below a $2m threshold the Greens require in exchange for supporting Labor’s new tax on unrealised capital gains.
Some GP patients will still pay gap fee: Health Minister
Mark Butler admits some people will continue to be charged a gap fee under a re-elected Labor government, despite Anthony Albanese saying they only need their Medicare card for doctors’ visits
Economy will bear the sorry results of high spending
What a shame that no member of the government, the teals or the Greens is old enough to recall the disastrous big-spending policies of the Whitlam Labor government that destroyed our economy.
Preferences of degenerate Greens buffering Labor
While dismissing the minor party, the PM is accepting its support.
PM preferences Israel-hating radical in his own seat
Anthony Albanese and almost all of the Labor frontbench have given their second preferences to the anti-Israel Greens despite multiple accusations of anti-Semitism against them.
Greens ‘exclude’ Catholic schools
More than 70 per cent of parents from government, private and Catholic schools expect faith-based schools to operate within their ‘values and ethos’ and believe staff should support that position.
Last Post: Profligate spending will hurt nation’s future
All Peter Dutton needs to say is: “Are you happy for prices to increase further as they have during the past three years, plus future blackouts? If so, vote Labor.”
Voters must look beyond the Green-tinged horizon
It seems the media is signalling to the electorate to vote for minor parties, giving them a standing many do not deserve. Is this the means by which the government’s failings can be papered over?
Albanese gags his anti-Greens MP Josh Burns
Anthony Albanese has muzzled the only Labor MP who has refused to preference the Greens, as the ALP spends millions of dollars sandbagging at-risk electorates.
Gambler’s $500k gift for Greens
Professional gambler Duncan Turpie has given $500,000 to the Greens for the party’s campaign to defend three Brisbane seats it won at the last election.
Labor urged to resist pressure on religious freedoms
Faith leaders are raising alarm at Labor’s failure to promise it will not trade off protections for religious Australians in support for other policies should it fall into minority government.
Greens’ tax break wrecking ball for housing
Rents in capital cities would jump by $83 a week if housing tax breaks are abolished, according to modelling which finds rent caps would trigger a mass withdrawal of rental properties.
What do the teals stand for and what have they achieved?
The two questions that can never be answered about the teals. Plus the Greens tail, energy policy, ‘a pity they can’t both lose’ and ‘Potato Head’ vs. ‘Air Head’.
Dreyfus and sorry tale of Greens
The ALP-Greens preference issue highlights the difference between the two major parties on Israel. But it beggars belief that, of all people, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has decided to preference the rabidly anti-Israel Greens in his seat.
Media backers enable teals’ stealth tactic
The ABC, the Nine newspapers and the Guardian all give overweight coverage to the teals because they know they are more damaging to the Coalition’s left flank than One Nation and Trumpet of Patriots are on the right.
Unholy alliance: More Labor MPs strike preference deals with anti-Israel Greens
Labor candidates across the country have struck vote-swapping deals with anti-Israel Greens some of who claim ‘Zionism is on the side of Nazis’ and that Hamas attacks must be viewed in context.
Coalition calls for urgent clarification from Labor on Russia
Cabinet minister Murray Watts’ declaration that there is ‘no proposal’ from Russia to establish a base in Indonesia is at odds with comments from his Labor colleagues, says opposition foreign affairs spokesman David Coleman.
Bandt pushes public service to prepare for hung parliament
Greens leader Adam Bandt has asked department leaders to ‘prioritise briefings’ on overhauling negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount.
Greens leader’s unconventional bid to energise young voters
Adam Bandt ditched the stump speech and hit the decks on Friday night, spinning beats at a packed nightclub in his newly-redrawn seat of Melbourne | Watch the video.
Labor’s election fortunes are linked to the Greens
Anthony Albanese says he has ruled out negotiating with the Greens. Really? Why then is the ALP preferencing the Greens in most electorates?
As the election clock ticks, Dutton is caught in a dilemma
The Liberal Party’s values – economic and cultural – have been under aggressive assault since 2022 from the Labor-Greens-teal progressive movement. This is a battle, at some point, the Liberals must confront.
Greens deal: ‘how could Dreyfus do it?’
Australia’s peak Jewish body has launched a scathing attack on Labor’s most senior Jewish minister over a preference pact made with the Greens in his safe Victorian Labor seat of Isaacs.
Abbie Chatfield’s attempt to swing the election
Reality TV star Abbie Chatfield has stepped into the election spotlight, fronting a Greens ad urging voters to preference Labor ahead of the Coalition.
Greens and teals must come clean before the election
Any voter thinking of supporting a Greens or teal candidate would be well advised to look a little closer at what that candidate supports – and how they would approach a hung parliament.
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