Category: Adam Bandt

Australian Greens Party Challenges Ruling Labor Party Amidst National Security Power Play

The Australian Greens Party has put the centre-left Australian Labor government on notice, with leader Adam Bandt announcing his party’s intention to push the federal government on all issues it deems important. Speaking at the National Press Club on Aug. 3, Bandt said the Greens were now in a place of power in the Parliament…


Australian Greens Play Hard Ball With Labor Government Over Net-Zero Deal

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set for a tough fight with Greens leader Adam Bandt who is standing firm on legislating emissions reduction targets so that successive governments can never repeal them. The Labor government is set to introduce a new bill to enshrine climate change and net-zero policy into law but needs the left-wing Greens…


Left-Wing Australian Greens Play Hard Ball With Labor Government Over Net-Zero Deal

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set for a tough fight with Greens leader Adam Bandt who is standing firm on legislating emissions reduction targets so that successive governments can never repeal them. The Labor government is set to introduce a new bill to enshrine climate change and net-zero policy into law but needs the left-wing Greens…


Aussie PM ‘Surprised’ by Greens Leader’s Move to Sideline Australian Flag

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has told Adam Bandt to “reconsider” his position after the leader of the left-leaning Greens refused to stand in front of the Australian flag at his press conference. Prior to Bandt’s press conference in Sydney on Monday, a Greens staffer sidelined the Australian flag but left the Aboriginal…


Left-Wing Australian Greens Leader Removes Australian Flag Out of TV Sight

Leader of the left-wing Greens Adam Bandt has been criticised for “virtue-signalling” after he pushed the Australian flag out of the TV camera shot in his press conference. On Monday afternoon, before Bandt and Deputy Greens leader Mehreen Faruqi arrived at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in the Sydney CBD, a member of the Greens pushed…


Safe Seats May Slip as Victoria Votes in Aussie Federal Election

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has again sidelined polling showing he could lose his Melbourne seat, as a number of Victorian electorates come under threat from independent candidates. The senior Liberal’s seat of Kooyong is the target of well-funded independent Monique Ryan, who has campaigned on climate action, the establishment of a federal integrity commission, safety for women,…


Net-Zero Will See Australia Surrender ‘Economic, Military’ Advantage to China: UAP Leader

United Australia Party leader Craig Kelly has pledged to stand against reconfiguring Australia’s economy to meet net-zero targets, warning it will force the country to give up its competitive advantages to China. Kelly, who quit the centre-right Coalition government in August 2021, made the comments during the National Press Club debate on May 16 between…


Health and Welfare Rely on New Mines for Funding: Australian Deputy PM

Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has reminded voters not to forget where funding for health and welfare comes from when they drop their votes on the ballot box on May 21. Whichever party wins the upcoming federal election can determine the prospect of at least three coal mines in Queensland. Election campaigns in many…


Free Dental for All: Australian Greens’ Latest Election Pitch

If the Australian Greens hold the balance of power after the next federal election, the left-wing party will push to expand the government’s Medicare program to cover all dental care. In an address to the National Press Club, leader Adam Bandt revealed that the latest initiative would be funded through stricter—and higher—taxation on the country’s…


Australian Greens Pledge Taxes on the Wealthy to Fund Major Welfare Increase

An increase in taxes for billionaires and corporations could be coming if the Australian Greens hold the balance of power after the next federal election. Greens leader Adam Bandt released its latest policy announcement on March 20, outlining a major increase to welfare payments that millions of Australians currently receive. Under the new plan, support…