Analysis: the party’s stunning election result – likely winning three seats in Brisbane – built on a years-long grassroots strategy
More than six years ago, the Greens began a political experiment in south Brisbane: they sought to build a never-ending door-knocking campaign in city’s most progressive inner suburbs.
“We’ve embedded in the community now for years, for well over six years … If there’s one message out of this election is that people feel completely disconnected to the major parties.” Voters in Brisbane woke up at the centre of Australian progressive politics, in the capital of its most conservative state.some voters campaigned to excise the state from the commonwealth
“I’m not surprised – everywhere we’ve gone people have told us we can’t find a house for rent, we can’t afford a home to rent, we can’t afford to buy,” she said.
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