Libs move to stop Greens’ power grab
THE Liberal Party is set to drastically reduce the chances of the Greens winning a lower-house seat at the November 29 Victorian election.
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Critics blind to inequities of system
DEBATE about Christopher Pyne’s higher education reform package has led Labor and the Greens into a strange political position.
Milne backs calls for ‘green’ court
CHRISTINE Milne backs moves by the International Bar Association to establish an international court for the environment.
Cohesion agency mooted
AUSTRALIA needs an agency to develop a comprehensive strategy to stop Muslims becoming radicalised, says Christine Milne.
Politics of the wilderness
FEW people have weathered the solitude of being on the true left of politics as well as environmentalist and former Greens leader Bob Brown.
Climate key to deal on budget
CLIMATE change concerns will be used to reopen talks on budget savings as Joe Hockey honours a deal with the Greens.
Eating Popeye’s favourite
NOW is the time for lush greens, like spinach.
PUP veto ‘will hit Clive’s mine’
CLIVE Palmer’s deal to abolish the “one-stop shop” for mine approvals will make it harder for his project in the Galilee Basin.
Scientist’s CSG report rebuffs critics
THE NSW Chief Scientist’s report into coal-seam gas has wrong footed opponents of the industry.
Inquiry may backfire on Palmer
THE Greens will use the Clive Palmer-led inquiry into the Queensland government to probe his coal holdings and nickel refinery.
Labor backs Palmer’s LNP ‘vendetta’
LABOR and the Greens have given Clive Palmer the votes he needs to launch a politically motivated probe into his chief adversary: Campbell Newman.
They’ll kick you, then they’ll beat you
BLESS the Greens’ view of the media. In the realm of inconsistency, nothing else can beat it.
Labor, Greens outflanked on TPVs
IMMIGRATION Minister Scott Morrison and Clive Palmer have reached a deal to resurrect Howard-era temporary protection visas.
Leave RET alone and we’ll talk: Milne
GREENS Leader Christine Milne has offered to negotiate with Tony Abbott on the Coalition’s Direct Action climate change policy.
The Greens don’t give a damn
SARAH Hanson-Young and co keep up the fight in their campaign against anti-terrorism.
PM tempts home terror: Milne
THE Greens have condemned Tony Abbott’s decision to deploy troops against Islamic State militants.
Aid cause finds allies in Greens
GREENS voters who are university-educated provide the strongest source of support for government aid spending, a study claims.
Senator slammed for terrorist comment
A GREENS senator has been condemned for suggesting IS fighters should not be called “terrorists” because our forces could also be seen as terrorists.
Greens oblivious to atrocities
THE minor party has shamefully abandoned basic humanity.
UN call leaves Greens, Left isolated
THE UN’s call to back action in Iraq has put pressure on the Abbott government’s opponents to support a humanitarian mission there.
Game on: take your best shot!
FOR Jacqui Lambie, the rallying call is God, Queen, country — and Clive, always Clive.
Morrison sways Senate to TPVs
IMMIGRATION Minister Scott Morrison is optimistic of securing Senate crossbench backing to restore temporary protection visas.
Hopes high for breakthrough on TPVs
SCOTT Morrison is “optimistic’’ of winning crossbench support in his bid to reintroduce temporary protection visas.
Meet the senator for possums
THE latest recruit to the Greens Senate team has declared she will work for indigenous Australians, refugees and the Leadbeater’s possums.
Crossbenchers to block terror laws
A CENTRAL plank of Tony Abbott’s push to toughen counter-terrorism laws is struggling to secure wholesale parliamentary backing.
Warning on Iraq ‘mission creep’
AUSTRALIAN troops should not be deployed overseas without parliamentary debate and approval, according to the Greens.
Senate may kill carbon market
EMISSIONS reduction projects will be rendered effectively worthless if the Senate votes down the direct action scheme.
Change in justice under new bail laws
THIS week, NSW ended the ‘Greg Smith experiment’.
Self-righteous Greens must obey law
SAVING the planet should not be a defence in the courtroom.
Scullion sets political challenge on land rights
THE Coalition has pushed Labor to support changes that would give indigenous communities power over leases on Aboriginal land.
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