The Albanese government has secured critical support to pass its signature revamped Safeguard Mechanism bill after being held hostage by the Greens for months.
Greens leader Adam Bandt is coming under intense scrutiny from the party’s grassroots after he accused feminists protesting outside of the Victorian Parliament of being “allies” of Nazis.
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The Greens have offered to back the government’s hallmark Safeguard Mechanism policy reforms, but only if it agrees to a moratorium on new coal or gas projects. The Greens hold the balance of power on the policy’s fate and their resolution has sparked fears that Australia could see a repeat of the dreaded climate wars.