Labor MPs have renewed hope of picking up inner-city seats from the Greens at the next federal election after the Queensland state election.
Labor has seized upon a disappointing result for the Greens in the Queensland state election as a sign it can reclaim federal inner-city seats from its progressive rival next year, even as Premier Steven Miles was easily swept from power in the Sunshine State.
Greens housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather said Labor spent more time attacking the Greens than the Liberal National Party.The Greens had hoped to claim four seats in the Queensland parliament – up from two at the previous election – but its share of the vote remained static, and the party is on track toABC election analyst Antony Green said on Sunday that the Greens had retained the seat of Maiwar, in Brisbane’s inner-west, despite suffering a significant swing against it there.
Workplace Relations Minister Murray Watt, who represents Queensland in the Senate, said Saturday’s result showed voters in his state felt a “real sense of buyer’s remorse” about the Greens.“People voted for the Greens, both at state and federal level, expecting to see progressive solutions delivered, and all they’ve ended up getting is a bunch of blockers and extreme activists who seem increasingly out of touch with what voters in those areas think,” Watt told Sky News.
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