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ACT Labor and Greens ink new power-sharing deal, including deal to phase-out gas by 2045, build large-scale energy storage and incentives for EV uptake.
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The sociologist who toppled a Queensland Labor giant
The Greens successful giant-toppler Amy MacMahon spent 12 months researching climate change in Bangladesh. Now she takes on the role of Queensland Parliament's second Greens MP.
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Housing and climate policy likely to feature in ACT Labor-Greens power-sharing agreement
Housing and climate policy would be at the core of the Labor and Greens power-sharing agreement if the latter party gets its way. The next ACT Legislative Assembly's parliamentary agreement is set to be revealed on Monday afternoon but the parties have remained tight-lipped on what it is set to …
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Qld votes: Greens leader Adam Bandt eyes federal election on ‘surging’ swing
The Greens believe they have created a blueprint for success after a “people-powered” campaign delivered a surge of support in the Queensland state election.
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Jackie Trad the biggest casualty of Labor victory
Former deputy premier and treasurer Jackie Trad has lost her seat to the Greens, but Labor held off a surge from the minor party in other inner-city seats.
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Seeking the Post-COVID-19 Sunshine: Return to Consensus-Building Politics in Queensland
By Denis Bright After some serious electoral tussles, the government of Premier Palaszczuk is convincingly back in office until 2024.The likely loss of the seat of South Brisbane to the Greens
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Greens, Ardern hail NZ govt cooperation
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she hopes a cooperation agreement with the Greens brings an extra level of stability to her second term in
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KEPPEL DECIDES: Rolling coverage of election results
With 7048 votes counted, the Labor MP has 45.61 per cent of the vote, ahead of the LNP's de Groot on 25.68 per cent and One Nation's Rothery on 16.99 per cent. The rest of the candidates are as follows: Clancy Mullbrick (The Greens) 5.33 per cent, Jimmy …
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Greens to take two seats in QLD parliament
The Greens are on track to claim at least two seats in Queensland parliament after ejecting former Labor deputy premier Jackie Trad from South Brisbane. Greens candidate Amy MacMahon claimed victory on Saturday night, with a statewide primary vote for her …
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Queensland election: Early counting suggests swing towards Labour and Greens as One Nation vote collapses
Early vote counting in the Queensland state election is pointing to a swing towards Labor and a third term for Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. Just a short time into counting on Saturday, Labor was sitting on 38 per cent of the primary vote – representing a …
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