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Greens leader Adam Bandt and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.Credit:Alex EllinghausenThere is an old and unwieldy word for what is going on here – co-opetition. Compete when you need, co-operate when you must. Stepping back from the housing…

In a statement, the Greens said they had negotiated significant changes to the Safeguard Mechanism legislation, “including stopping many of the new coal and gas projects in the development pipeline, freezing low integrity offset projects…

Cousins campaigned alongside Brown for several years against the Adani coal mine in Queensland after a long career in business and a period as president of the ACF from 2014 to 2017.Geoff Cousins joined Bob Brown to protest against the…

This would deliver one-third of the cuts needed to achieve Australia’s legally binding climate target to reduce emissions by 43 per cent on 2005 levels by 2030.However, Bandt said Australia must do more to act consistently with…

The Commonwealth’s former top energy adviser Kerry Schott is urging the Greens to back Labor’s signature climate policy as Adam Bandt doubles down on his demand that new fossil fuel projects are vetoed in return for his party’s…

Bandt said this could be done in the form of a “climate trigger” in the nation’s environment laws, or it could be in the safeguard mechanism legislation itself.Loading“We put an offer, not an ultimatum, that we will put aside our concerns…

Just like the Liberals, the Greens have a base that is split between hardliners and moderates. At the radical end, their activists don’t want the party to compromise on core issues; in contrast, its mainstream voters want outcomes.The…

Greens Leader Adam Bandt has expressed his sadness over Senator Lidia Thorpe’s exit from the party, saying he understands the reasons behind her decision. He said the Senator…

The Australian Federal Police have spoken with Greens leader Adam Bandt about senator Lidia Thorpe’s former relationship with former Rebels bikie member Dean Martin.But Thorpe, who is also being investigated by the powerful Senate…

Labor and the Coalition appear to be on a unity ticket in pressuring Greens Leader Adam Bandt to take further action against Senator Lidia Thorpe over her controversial relationship with an ex-bikie.…