$17.4 billion a year: As the rich get richer, could a #wealth_tax disrupt the 'vicious cycle'? New Oxfam analysis found that #Australian #billionaires' wealth grew by almost $600,000 a day in the last year www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Why does #Sydney pump sewage into the ocean and put its famous #beaches at risk of poo balls? Experts say Sydney Water should better treat wastewater before sending it offshore at Malabar, #Bondi and North Head. The corporation disagrees www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

‘We could see the glow and smell the smoke’: residents warned as #bushfires burn south of #Adelaide Watch and act alert issued for Tooperang, Nangkita, Mount Jagged and Mosquito Hill as firefighters continue to battle blaze www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

‘She found her after 700 bodies’: Australian man recounts ordeal to retrieve the body of a relative killed in #Iran Many #Iranian #Australians are still waiting to hear from family amid the communication blackout www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Trump is trying to sell Palestinian sovereignty for $1 billion per seat while Palestinians are still being bombed and starved under the so-called “ceasefire.” This isn’t diplomacy, it’s profiteering off genocide. Australia better not touch this with a 10-foot pole.

Labor has dropped highly controversial hate speech laws but is still trying to get Coalition support for dangerous changes to the Migration Act and new powers for the Home Affairs Minister. These changes are bad and the Greens stand with the community to oppose them.

The Oxfam report shows exactly what’s broken in our economy.

This is absolutely obscene. Tax the rich.

#Australia’ s #koala paradox: why is the beloved marsupial endangered in parts but overabundant in others? There are so many koalas in some places that food is the issue – while elsewhere populations are threatened by habitat loss www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New #Australian #carbon_credit scheme for solar and EVs accused of potentially misleading customers #Climate campaigners have complained to the ACCC about #Aetium, saying the company failed a key global standard designed to incentivise carbon reduction www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

That’s pressure, not independence: ‘Malinauskas stressed that the government “fundamentally opposes the inclusion” of the author in the 2026 program and “reserves the right to make public statements to this effect”’ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Labor are still trying to get the Coalition to support dangerous proposals to amend the Migration Act and allow the Home Affairs Minister to ban organisations and criminalise membership of those organisations. These changes are bad and the Greens stand with the community to oppose them.

#Liberal_Party election autopsy delayed after #Peter_Dutton suggests report defames him and his staff www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

As #bushfires swept across #Victoria, Terip Terip's volunteer brigade fought to survive The volunteer crew from Terip Terip narrowly escaped death as an out-of-control bushfire engulfed their community www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

'Full solidarity': European countries react after Trump's tariff announcement over #Greenland The countries named by #Trump have backed #Denmark, warning that the US' plans could collapse the NATO military alliance www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Time to end AUKUS, remove US bases and chart an independent, principled and safe defence and foreign policy for Australia. Cringing in fear under the tattered US umbrella while it’s being used to beat up US allies is no longer a credible plan.

#Labor to separate #gun_control from proposed laws to address hate speech, PM says Anthony Albanese has conceded planned hate speech laws will not pass parliament, agreeing to a #Greens request to put forward new gun control laws separately www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

#Filipino #migrant #worker’s death in NSW referred to federal police Deputy state coroner concludes 21-year-old, who died after exiting a moving vehicle, was ‘exploited’ and exposed to ‘potentially criminal’ conduct in five weeks in #Australia www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The road to Trish’s #Queensland farm was blown up for a #coal mine – now #flood waters have left her ‘stuck in a hole’ The cattlewoman is stranded alone, rationing her supplies and worried about her health. Meanwhile the mine sits mothballed www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Iran’s leading resistance fighter answers six key questions about future of her country As Iran's future hangs in the balance, President-elect of the National Council for Resistance of #Iran, #Maryam_Rajavi, submitted answers exclusively to Just the News justthenews.com/world/middle...

The United States is now punishing close NATO allies because they oppose him invading and stealing Greenland. The response of the Australian Labor Party and the Coalition is silence, pretend it’s normal and build even more US bases here. They are endangering our national safety.

The Greens are ready to work with the government to pass gun laws next week. The rest of the omnibus bill however needs too much reworking to meet community concerns. We need to keep all people in the community safe from discrimination and hatred, but good laws don’t come from rushed work.

The right to protest is under attack across the world. Through both working with people seeking asylum & through politics, I’ve met so many people from the Iranian community who’ve stood up against oppression with great courage and conviction. It is the reason so many had leave to seek safety.

Outback #NSW lake home to hundreds of turtles set to run dry in 130-year first The lives of hundreds of turtles at Imperial #Lakes #Nature #Park are under threat, as its eastern lake is on the verge of drying up for the first time in 130 years www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

#Australia’ s confidence in #Trump’ s #US has evaporated. What will it take for the alliance to rupture? The superpower still plays a critical role in the #Pacific, but there will be no going back to the liberal world order even after this presidential term ends www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Fatberg the size of four buses likely birthed poo balls that closed Sydney beaches – and it can’t be cleared Secret report suggests fats, oils & grease accumulate in ‘inaccessible dead zone’ at Malabar plant, then dislodge when pumping pressure rapidly increases www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

“It is the letter that the premier sent on January 2 to then-Adelaide Festival board chair Tracey Whiting that is shaping as key to the entire Writers’ Week saga.”

‘Makes me believe in humanity’: grassroots volunteers deliver hay, water and helping hand in #Victorian #bushfires Generosity undimmed as trucks of feed flow to farmers and animals, while winemakers and tattoo artists organise fundraisers www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

See how #Victoria’ s #bushfires spread: a visual guide to the scale of devastation Authorities and firefighters say the Victorian fires of January 2026 were unlike anything seen before in speed, scale and destruction. And they came much earlier than normal www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Castlemaine family flees Wye River #flood days after Harcourt #bushfire evacuation A central #Victorian family who evacuated catastrophic bushfire conditions last week has been forced to flee flash #flooding while holidaying on the Great Ocean Road www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

In the space of just hours, communities along #Victoria' s Great Ocean Road saw their roads turned to rivers, and watched in horror as cars and caravans were swept out to sea www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

'Descended into madness': A rare message from inside Iran lays bare an activist's fear SBS News has spoken to a protester in #Iran, describing authorities shooting at civilians amid the country's internet blackout www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

#Ecologist Dr Faith Coleman steps down from government panels after allegations of political interference Scientist Faith Coleman has labelled the #South_Australian government's approach to managing the state's harmful algal bloom "adversarial" www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

#Australian who escaped #Iran recalls protesters being shot and says the crackdown is 'different this time' www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

The Greens are again urging the Malinauskas Government to investigate these claims of political interference. The allegations that public servants have been told to stall investigations into the toxic algal bloom in order to protect the political interests of Labor are shocking.

In the space of two weeks, we’ve seen climate whiplash in Australia: • Bushfires ravaging more than 400,000 hectares of land • More than 100 homes destroyed • Families and communities displaced & grieving • Loss of human life, livestock & wildlife • Flash flooding in coastal towns, wreaking havoc

‘We’ve lost everything, you can see caravans floating away’: flash #flooding hits #Victoria’s Great Ocean Road Woman camping at flooded Wye River with her daughters says ‘it’s just heartbreaking, strangers are hugging strangers’ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

'Fighter's chance': Why Juliet is attempting to sail to #Gaza again, with more #Australians Juliet Lamont hopes to bring aid into Gaza by sea. The last time she tried, she was detained by #Israel www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Former #NSW Labor minister condemns Forestry Corporation after greater glider ‘den trees’ found at planned #logging site Bob Debus says operations at Glenbog state forest on south coast show #native_forest logging is untenable www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Wet week ahead as storms and heavy rain set to lash eastern #Australia A "sustained period of wet weather" will help ease the immediate bushfire danger, but also raises the risk of flash #flooding www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Amid scenes of destruction in #Harcourt, some bushfire survivors plan to rebuild. Others may have lost too much The #Victorian town was among the worst hit by damaging #bushfires. Now residents are facing a massive recovery www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Bushfire property losses top 700 as #Victoria premier defends fleeing angry locals Property losses are mounting as fire authorities and residents regain access to communities after a state #bushfire crisis www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

The #Adelaide Festival Corporation has apologised to author #Randa-Abdel-Fattah and says she will be invited to speak at its next event in 2027 This year's #Writers'Week was cancelled after more than 180 authors and participants withdrew from the event www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

Queensland communities are reeling again from more devastating flooding. Homes, businesses and livestock have been lost, and towns are cut off. With rain still falling in many parts of the state, the crisis is far from over. People need urgent support.

Labor is rushing a 144-page omnibus mess through parliament with just 48 hours for public submissions. Communities are fearful this is designed to criminalize people calling out genocide in Gaza. You have my word that we won't let Labor silence dissent.

Hard to believe the scenes in Wye River. The Great Ocean Road closed twice in one week - bushfires then flash floods. Just terrifying for all those affected. Once again emergency services doing an incredible job. We cannot accept this as the new normal.

Data today shows rents again at record highs in nearly every capital city in Aus - Sydney at $800 a week! Rental vacancy rates are at record lows & Labor’s policies are incentivising wealthy property investors, which push property prices up & result in skyrocketing rents.

After the inquiry hearings in the Riverland w' Senator Whish-Wilson, listening to farmers discuss their needs & concerns, I'm so happy to confirm wine grape growers in Aus will soon have a mandatory code to protect their business, a measure the Greens have long been calling for.

The Greens have serious concerns about the proposed hate laws legislation, which we have shared with the government, and we will not support it in its current form. We can’t combat hate if we don’t combat it for everyone.

Amnesty reporting further escalation from the Iranian Regime, "warning of the risk of further bloodshed amid the internet blackout, providing cover for security forces who commit grave violations." Governments cut the internet, throw blankets over their actions, when those actions are criminal.