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The government finally got through its environmental laws, doing the deal with the Greens, leaving the Liberals hung out to dry.
The expulsion of co-founder Drew Hutton shows transgender rights and safety are not negotiable for the party.
With the government’s big win at the election, how hard will the Greens push on legislation this term. We ask new leader Senator Larissa Waters.
A damning report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman has found one third of complainants believe the child support system has become ‘weaponised’ by abusive ex-partners.
Australia’s new wave of female political leaders should be judged on ability and performance, not outdated and harmful stereotypes.
Larissa Waters will be tasked with rebuilding the Greens in the lower house after its near election wipe out and managing the sole balance of power in the Senate
It’s not in the Constitution, but convention has always held that a prime minister should be drawn from the House of Representatives rather than the Senate.
The Greens will be searching for a new way forward and now a new leader, with Adam Bandt conceding he has lost his seat.
The question will now be whether Section 44 of the Constitution needs reform to enable dual citizens who may have a lot to offer to become MPs.
The High Court was unanimous on its decision in all the cases, with the eligibility of five MPs rejected and two upheld.
For Malcolm Turnbull, on a wafer-thin majority and struggling in the polls, the outcome of the seven High Court cases is of vital importance.
The High Court has set hearing dates of October 10, 11 and 12 for MPs’ dual citizenship cases.
The government has asked the High Court to hear the dual citizenship cases of several current and former MPs on September 13-14.
The High Court ruling over the five MPs’ legitimacy to hold seats may hang on whether they took reasonable steps to renounce their non-Australian citizenships.
At the heart of the current controversy is that the senators were either ignorant of their second nationality or believed themselves to have lost it.
Matt Canavan has resigned as the minister for resources and northern Australia after being told by the Italian embassy that he is an Italian citizen.
Given the events of the past week, now is an opportune time to discuss reform of a section of the Constitution that makes dual nationals ineligible to sit in parliament.
Greens senator Larissa Waters was forced to resign on Tuesday after she discovered she was still a citizen of Canada.
Critics of Australia’s fuel tax credits system have pointed to its impact on the budget bottom line, but calculating that cost is far from straightforward.
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