The Australian Greens Party has put the centre-left Australian Labor government on notice, with leader Adam Bandt announcing his party’s intention to push the federal government on all issues it deems important.
Speaking at the National Press Club on Aug. 3, Bandt said the Greens were now in a place of power in the Parliament and would be using their new position to push the federal government to “tackle” progressive measures for Australia.
“The Greens are now in a powerful position,” Bandt said.
“Our working presumption is that Australia will end this term of Parliament with Labor, the country’s centre-right party; the Liberals, a far-right irrelevance; and the Greens, the dominant social democratic party in a country that still has a big, beating, progressive heart.”…