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Greens leader Ellen Sandell

Why the Greens think they can lead a left-wing revolt to take on One Nation

As One Nation surges in the polls ahead of the Victorian election, the Greens are focusing on suburban voters in a pitch to capitalise on disillusionment with the major parties.

  • Daniella White

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Barack Obama.

Five notable moments from Obama’s interview with Stephen Colbert

The former president was critical of Donald Trump, without ever naming him. Obama also urged Democrats to speak plainly, and talked about aliens.

  • Tim Balk
The Queen embraces a relative of a victim of the 9/11 attacks at the memorial.

Charles and Camilla honour 9/11 victims on visit to New York

The King and Queen met relatives of the September 11 attacks before a cultural reception attended by leading figures from the arts and fashion worlds.

  • Philip Marcelo, Anthony Izaguirre and Dave Collins
Max Chandler-Mather ruffled Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as he took Labor to task on housing affordability, before losing his seat at the last election.

Max Chandler-Mather is back to lead a Greens think-tank. Can he fire up a left-wing movement?

The former Greens MP said the party must learn from strategies that have swept left-wing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to power and propelled the UK Greens.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Snow covers the famous Charging Bull.

Blizzard blankets NYC in snow, thousands of US flights cancelled

The powerful storm dropped more than 30 centimetres of snow across parts of the US north-east, forcing the cancellation of some 5700 flights.

  • Rajesh Kumar Singh and Rick McKay
Big freeze grips United States.

Millions shiver as big freeze grips United States

At least 30 people have died as the country endures what has been called the worst winter storm to hit the country in a decade.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani reacts after speaking during his inauguration ceremony, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Mamdani uses first speech to make clear he will stand up to Trump

The New York mayor unapologetically promised to lead as a democratic socialist, issuing a warning to those who believed he might moderate his positions after taking office.

  • Laura Nahmias
“I’ll be cheering for him,” Trump said as he met New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office.

Odd couple Trump and Mamdani sing from same song sheet in remarkable meeting

“I’ll be cheering for him,” the US president said of the man he had previously branded a communist lunatic, completing his backflip on the Muslim democratic socialist mayor-elect.

  • Michael Koziol
Hanson and Mamdani.

Mamdani’s New York win is like One Nation’s surge here. Both offer false hope

Zohran Mamdani and Pauline Hanson are prospering on opposite sides of one of the most defining divides in modern politics: city versus country.

  • Waleed Aly
New York has never been a cheap city, but high taxes and the cost of living are driving an outflux.

Why the ultra rich are abandoning New York, as the city loses its finance-capital status

High local taxes, housing costs and a drop in finance-industry jobs mean New York City is losing its allure.

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