That ideological rigidity of the Greens will make life increasingly difficult for Albanese and we will find out whether the Greens, having helped to fatally wound the previous Labor government, are willing to do it again. auspol
One of the less appealing features of Australian politics is the reflexive reaction to election results, in which the winners are hailed as geniuses and the losers are dismissed as hapless dopes. Over the years, the directors of the winning campaigns have even been given a chance post-election to expound on their brilliance in an address to the National Press Club. Their explanations of what happened have then been accepted as holy writ by the media.
There’s been a lot of talk about the disruptive force of the teal independents and whether the Liberals need to steer left or right but less discussion about what the rise of the Greens will mean. The Greens look set to have 12 senators and, if they want, will be able to thwart much of the government’s legislative agenda.
Apart from Malcolm Turnbull’s brief, ill-fated attempt to work with Kevin Rudd on an emissions trading scheme in 2009, the Liberals and Nationals during both eras squandered their opposition years. Sure, they destroyed their opponents within two terms, but they didn’t have the debates about how to re-equip and develop a fresh policy perspective. Once back in office, they didn’t set out to do much. All they knew was politics. All they had was politics.
We’ve seen the result, and if Albanese can settle in, get some policy runs on the board and have a little luck with economic conditions, there’s every chance that Liberals will start to bemoan the Morrison years as a wasted opportunity, just as they did to Fraser after his downfall.
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