Will Muslim voters in the working-class north of this Labor stronghold unite with middle-class progressives in the south to vote for Greens because of Gaza?
The Greens are struggling to break out from being a boutique,purist,inner-city outfit that tells its existing supporters what they want to hear.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers urged the Coalition to back the bigger tax cuts for essential workers.
Greens leader Adam Bandt said the party wants even more support for low and middle-income earners as the government works to get the tax changes through the Senate before July 1.
From the Voice to parliament referendum,stabilising relations with China,war in Gaza,the High Court’s curveball on indefinite detention,and a cost of living crisis,it has been a bumper political year.
Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will show the government is on track to meet a signature election commitment. But green groups aren’t satisfied.
The court ruled Victoria’s levy on electric vehicles is unconstitutional,in a landmark judgment that means other states also face future budget problems.
Months after Lidia Thorpe left the party over her opposition to the Voice,the party is still deeply divided on the referendum.
Not everyone is pleased about Adam Bandt’s decision to finally cut a deal with Labor on housing. Even those within his own party.
Independent MPs Allegra Spender and Andrew Wilkie said Qantas was welcome to revoke their privileges. Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather refused membership.
The Greens will support Labor’s key housing bill after securing an extra $1 billion for social housing,but failing to freeze rents across the country.