Adam Bandt

Greens leader Adam Bandt says the opening of any new coal or gas projects will be “squarely on Labor” as his party celebrated stopping more than 50 deals from progressing. After securing a last minute deal with the government on Monday to…

A deal to save one of Anthony Albanese’s key election promises has been struck, paving the way for the government’s signature climate policy to become law. After threatening for weeks to vote against plans to beef-up the safeguard mechanism…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revived his “boofhead” Peter Dutton sledge in a rowdy display that saw two MPs booted from question time. The opposition picked up where it left off on Monday, attacking the government over the rising cost of…

The 116 new fossil fuel projects in the pipeline would pollute the atmosphere with 4.8 billion tonnes of carbon emissions by 2030 if they all came to fruition, according to a new report. Canberra think-tank the Australia Institute says the…

Anthony Albanese has backed gas as playing a key role in the transition to renewables, laying down the gauntlet for the Greens to drop its demands for a ban on new fossil fuel projects. The Prime Minister is facing a Senate showdown over…

The Greens have hit out at Labor’s decision to introduce higher tax rates on Australians with millions of dollars in their super accounts while still planning on implementing the controversial stage three tax cuts.Prime Minister Anthony…

Chris Bowen has completely ruled out banning new coal mines, saying fossil fuels will play a part of Australia’s overall climate transition. The government’s proposed safeguards mechanism – which it says will be integral in reducing…

Scott Morrison has avoided a fresh probe into the secret ministries saga after a push to refer him to a powerful parliamentary committee was knocked back. In December, Greens leader Adam Bandt moved for the Speaker to refer the former prime…

A failure to progress the Voice to Parliament would be “devastating”, Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says despite facing a split within the minor party. The Greens will meet later this week to firm up a position on the referendum amid…

Labor’s emergency energy relief package is set to become law after Energy Minister Chris Bowen confirmed he had secured the support of The Greens. Both houses of federal parliament have been recalled on Thursday to deal with the…