Magazine

October 2025

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Labor's "Quiet Summer" Comes With A Resounding Cost

We’re heading into the final stretch of parliament for 2025 and Labor is racing to wrap up major reforms with as little noise as possible. But quiet politics hides bad choices that keep big corporations and billionaires comfortable while people, nature and climate pay the price.

By Larissa Waters, Leader of the Australian Greens

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Meet Asta Hill

In August, the Northern Territory held local government elections and Asta Hill was officially elected as the first-ever Greens endorsed mayor of Alice Springs! In a time where the Territory government is using division and fear, the community has chosen hope. Asta shares what brought her to the Greens and what the first few months of being mayor has been like.

Q&A Asta Hill, Greens Mayor of Alice Springs

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Labor Can't Let Big Business And The Mining Companies Write Our Environment Laws

This week, we got a first look at Labor’s new environment laws. While the new laws should consider the impacts of the climate crisis seriously and protect nature, unfortunately Labor's proposal spells bad news for people and the planet.

By Senator Sarah Hanson Young