There is no creeping conservatism about the octogenarian Bob Brown. In his new book, he evokes the great tradition of non-violent political action.
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Public and Environmental Policy, University of Tasmania
The Greens broadly failed to make the most of its greater presence in parliament this term. Here’s what it should do differently.
Australia’s new climate deal contains wins for the Greens – but the negotiations were bruising
With the disastrous effects of climate change already upon us, past events may have lessons for the future.
The Greens backed Labor’s moderate emissions cuts to avoid being seen as unwilling to compromise. But it’s only the start of a new wrestle over climate ambition.
In 2022, the ‘Greenslide’ took seats from major parties. Here’s how they did it.
If a minority government needs backing from the ‘teal’ independents and the Greens, it better be prepared to shift the needle on climate policy.
The Greens and Labor have a mixed record of working together, but can learn from past experience.
Click through a timeline to make sense of Australia’s long, tumultuous years of shifting climate policies ahead of next month’s international climate summit in Glasgow.
Many countries have decided a Green New Deal is exactly the right stimulus response to the COVID crisis. Australia’s steadfast investment in fossil fuels will only hold us back.
Steggall’s new bill outlines how to bring Australia’s carbon emissions down to zero by 2050.
Minority governments can successfully prosecute their policy agendas even while being destabilised.
Christine Milne has been seen as an ideological politician. But her record of working with minority governments of both stripes showed she could deliver on her agenda from outside the mainstream.
Tasmanian premier Lara Giddings cleared the way for the state to head to the polls late last week. Having sacked Greens ministers Nick McKim and Cassy O'Connor from her Cabinet, Giddings set the election…
Now that all Senate seats apart from Western Australia have been finalised, it’s clear the Greens have had a mixed result. But the worst of the bad news for the party is likely yet to come, when Tasmania…
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