One of the most troubling and baffling casualties of this campaign has been the renewable energy sector. This is particularly baffling because renewable energy is massively popular in the community and has been repeatedly demonstrated to be technically ready to power Australia at a competitive price. The public response to Beyond Zero Emissions’ 100% renewable […]
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Brighter House of Representatives prospects for Greens
There’s perhaps one finding we can take from the recent opinion polls — the Greens appear to be doing substantially better on this occasion than in the lead up to any past federal election.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Crikey should be on the side of Latham
Crikey reader Niall Clugston writes that, “on one hand, you bemoan the “hollowness” of the election, and on the other you howl with the media pack in the universal vilification of Mark Latham.”
Battle for Melbourne: Labor scrambling for union cash in Greens fight
Labor candidate for Melbourne Cath Bowtell is scrambling for trade union cash in a bid to blunt renegade support for Greens candidate Adam Bandt, as the battle for control of the electorate enters its final days.
Political snippets: Looking at the election campaign through a Greens prism
When neither the ALP or the Liberal Party will end up in control of the Senate the best a promise can be is a promise to try and do something. That’s why one has to consider the Greens.
Greens out of the blocks but off the rails in wintry Canberra
The Greens launched their election campaign yesterday with a strong focus on the Senate. The actual policies listed were limited; the questions around the parties place in the political sphere were more interesting.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The Walkley Foundation and ExxonMobil
MEAA Federal Secretary Christopher Warren responds to Crikey’s article on Friday. Plus, readers weigh in on the Greens in Melbourne, the WikiLeaks saga and mental health.
Grattan: We’re headed for a Green-wash
Greens’ leader Bob Brown is preparing his safe hands for the likely Greens’ balance of power in the Senate. This is a historical moment for the party, writes Michelle Grattan, and it could have a significant impact on government policy.
Knock knock, Greens’ calling: Door knocking in Melbourne
In the first of a two-part guide into the battle for left-wing supremacy in the federal seat of Melbourne, Andrew Crook looks inside Adam Bandt’s bid to dislodge Labor from its safe seat and goes door knocking with the Greens.
Meet the Greens, Part Two: how will they fare on August 21?
The Greens are on course to snare the Senate balance of power courtesy of Victorian and South Australian voters.
Meet the people who’ll hold the balance of power in 2011…
Polling suggests the Australian Greens are poised to become the third force in Australian politics. Crikey looks at how the party will perform and who is likely to hold the balance of power next year.
Debates, purse strings and potential Red Faces
Daily Media Wrap: It’s a mixed-bag in the media this morning, with talk of population continuing to overflow, Tony Abbott still getting haunted by the “dead, buried, cremated” Work Choices zombie and political nerds preparing their rebuttle for the leaders’ debate.
Green deals don’t help a sustainable population
Daily Media Wrap: It’s still early days in the campaign but backroom deals with the Greens and the ALP have already been made, the boat people issue is sinking votes for both parties and Queensland is the hot political state.
Climate policies just a puff of hot air
It is no wonder that the ALP are chasing Green preferences in the upcoming election, given that the Greens are the only party to grasp the significance of international movements toward low carbon economies, writes Giles Parkinson.
Richardson: Labor gets a bonus from the Greens — sort of
Every election, Labor and the Greens circle each other warily before signing up to a deal on preferences that turns out to amount to very little. But it’s worth thinking about just how important those preferences might be this year.
Burnside fires up as Greens rekindle Senate flame
The mirror ball shone brightly at FAD Bar — the site of numerous fundraisers usually connected with ALP-dominated student unions — for the Greens’ Senate launch. Andrew Crook was there for the dance music and curry puffs.
A vote for the Greens is not a “wasted” vote
Voting for the Greens sends a very strong message to the ALP, writes Jeremy Sear. Yes, they’ll (probably) get your vote in preferences, but either the ALP will stop its lurch to the Right or Greens MPs will get elected.
Hollo: Australia is not an island
Population policy is one of those deeply vexed issues that often seems to bring out the worst in political discussions. But population is an issue of far greater significance globally than it is locally, writes Tim Hollo.
The ‘Hulk effect’: has the electorate gotten angry and turned Green?
Almost everyone has accepted the inevitability of a Greens balance of power in the senate following the election. But what would this peculiar shade of green really look like post-election? asks Michael Carter.
Why the Green vote is soft — and why the Libs are doing everything right
The movement of ‘soft’ voters between Labor and the Greens represents a big opportunity for the Greens. But where can the Liberals get that extra support they need to edge ahead of Labor?
The Greens take their medicine on the drug debate
The Greens intend to maintain their moderate drugs policy rather than back-pedal — as they repeatedly have in the past — under threat of a scare campaign. It’s the right play.
The nerd vs. the bruiser
The 2010 election is shaping as the least inspirational political clash in decades. The key concern for Labor strategists is whether voters have simply stopped listening to the Prime Minister.
Antony Green: Can the Greens oust Lindsay Tanner?
There’s been a surge of support for the Greens, but is it enough for them to win the hotly-contested seat of Melbourne? Antony Green examines the polling data.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: It’s not ETS being Greens
According to one Crikey reader, “the ETS surrender was the signal for many Labor voters to turn to the Greens in desperation.” And the National Heart Foundation ticks.
Labor and the retreat of Greens preferences
Greens preferences seem to have been shifting considerably over the last six months. Possum Comitatus takes a closer look at where preferences are now going.
