A surprising series of results at local council elections have raised alarms about the coming state and federal polls.
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has become the second Greens MP to cut short a press conference after questions about bullying allegations against senator Dorinda Cox.
Greens party leader Adam Bandt has defended his party’s handling of bullying allegations directed at senator Dorinda Cox and declared the embattled West Australian has his full support.
In early counts of votes in the local government elections,there has already been clear political shifts in some key Melbourne councils.
Sam Hibbins has resigned after admitting to having a consensual relationship with a staffer. Greens leader Ellen Sandell said she would also move to have Hibbins’ party membership cancelled.
A Federal Court judge found a tweet by the One Nation leader was a variant of “go back to where you came from”,which was a “racist trope with a long history”.
The first-term councillor made the claim after Brisbane’s lord mayor insisted the park be included in the government’s 100-day Olympic venue review.
Despite being swept from power in Queensland,Labor has seized upon the state election results to claim the party can reclaim inner-city seats from the Greens.
The most senior Queensland Greens MP,Michael Berkman,says by fighting his party for city seats,Labor enabled the conservatives to grow stronger.
Labor MPs have renewed hope of picking up inner-city seats from the Greens at the next federal election after the Queensland state election.
It’s been almost four weeks since the election campaign began – and Saturday is your last chance to vote. Here’s what you need to know.