Ex-Green quits parliament,claims Spring Street office hit with ‘offensive graffiti’

Ex-Green quits parliament,claims Spring Street office hit with ‘offensive graffiti’

Sam Hibbins,who quit the Greens three weeks ago after admitting he had an affair with a staff member,said he would resign as the member for Prahran.

  • byRachel Eddie andAnnika Smethurst

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A scrapped preselection and resignations:Greens in ‘severe’ turmoil in Melbourne’s north-east

A scrapped preselection and resignations:Greens in ‘severe’ turmoil in Melbourne’s north-east

The Victorian Greens are without a candidate for the federal seat of Jagajaga,just months out from the federal election,as an internal rift deepens.

  • byAnnika Smethurst andBroede Carmody
‘A shadowy affair’:Push for probe to overhaul council elections

‘A shadowy affair’:Push for probe to overhaul council elections

The proposed inquiry would look at six different issues threatening to undermine the integrity of local government elections.

  • byRachael Dexter
Right-wing group targets Greens in million-dollar ad blitz

Right-wing group targets Greens in million-dollar ad blitz

Conservative group Advance,which advocated for the No vote in last year’s Voice to parliament referendum,is ramping up its attacks on the Greens.

  • byJames Massola
Crossbench in the gun under laws to shut out big money and ‘protect democracy’

Crossbench in the gun under laws to shut out big money and ‘protect democracy’

Labor wants to ram through sweeping reforms that would cut the power of big donors and restrict the fundraising of independent candidates.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Hostile environment:The changing climate within the Australian Greens

Hostile environment:The changing climate within the Australian Greens

A party with vaulting ambitions for grabbing hold of the balance of power with a big picture agenda has discovered the script has been hijacked from within.

  • byJames Massola
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Abortion back on election agenda after Greens push Labor to improve access
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Abortion back on election agenda after Greens push Labor to improve access

An exclusive poll shows that voters across all parties want abortion laws left alone,after a messy political debate raised fears laws could be unwound.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos andOlivia Ireland
Greens’ opportunism has tanked their popularity

Greens’ opportunism has tanked their popularity

A once environment-focused party has morphed into a perfection-demanding group of political sooks.

Down and out in Yarra,but Greens offset heartland losses

Down and out in Yarra,but Greens offset heartland losses

This year’s council elections were always going to cast a spotlight on the Greens’ performance. The results show something of a mixed bag for the progressive party.

  • byRachael Dexter andTom Cowie
Greens’ support at nine-month low,Bandt among least popular MPs

Greens’ support at nine-month low,Bandt among least popular MPs

Voters have marked down many of the crossbench party’s signature policies,including ending negative gearing and capital gains tax and recognising Palestine.

  • byJames Massola
Libs and Greens out,teals in:Election results send shockwaves across state

Libs and Greens out,teals in:Election results send shockwaves across state

A surprising series of results at local council elections have raised alarms about the coming state and federal polls.

  • byAnnika Smethurst