‘Issue-by-issue’: Independents not committing to either major party | CroweDM
Independents are naming climate change, equality for women and water policy as some of the issues that could decide their support if Prime Minister Scott Morrison or Labor leader Anthony Albanese needs their vote to hold power.
“Apparently they’re independents but they’re only running against Liberals – I think people see that for what it is,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday. Mr Priestly, who is running against the Nationals in the regional Victorian seat of Nicholls, where incumbent Damian Drum is retiring at the election, said water policy would be one of the key issues if he had to choose which side formed government.
“However, standing on the platform I’m standing on, with priorities around climate, equality for women, integrity and economic transparency, any conversation with either of the major parties would revolve around their intentions on those issues.” “I would talk to all those with aspirations to be the government and I would be inclined to give certainty to the party which comes closest to meeting the core and key principles of my platform,” she said.
The independent candidate for Kooyong, Monique Ryan, requires a swing of 5.7 per cent to unseat Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. She said her message to voters was on the need for greater action on climate change, economic stability, health care and integrity in politics.
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