Xavier Catholic College in Ballina has sent out a newsletter to parents which includes a recommendation not to vote for the Greens or Teals at this Satuday’s election for the marginal seat of Richmond.

Nine federal candidates for the May 3 election fronted up at the Byron Theatre on Monday night to make their pitch to voters.

The seat of Richmond has been held by Labor’s Justine Elliot for the last 20 years and is considered a ‘key seat’ by ABC's Antony Green after the close race by the Green in the last federal election.

Pre-poll opened this morning for the Australian federal election on May 3. Frustrated nurses, who don’t feel that the NSW state government has listened to them during pay disputes, handed out for the Greens at pre-poll in the federal election.

With a federal election expected to be called at any moment, Richmond Greens candidate Mandy Nolan launched her campaign on Friday night at the Bangalow A&I Hall. 

Five years ago, young people were marching in the streets demanding change – across the globe, they were coming together in climate marches that were impacting politics around the world.

Greens candidate Mandy Nolan will officially launch her campaign on Friday, March 21 at the Bangalow A&I Hall with a heady mix of hell-raising, humour, and hope. 

Despite the Law Council of Australia raising serious concerns over risks to freedom of political speech, federal parliament has passed a new hate crime law that will see jail time for publicly displaying prohibited Nazi symbols or giving a Nazi salute.

Local filmmaker, David Bradbury, says he will run against PM Anthony Albanese in his safe Sydney seat of Grayndler as an independent at the upcoming federal election.

Following the Prime Minister’s dumping of nature protection laws this week, federal Greens candidate Mandy Nolan says the voters of Richmond deserve better.