It should come as no surprise to see the Greens political party lose support in the recent ACT and Qld elections despite their expectations.
Over the years, I’ve noticed a distinct pattern emerging with the behaviour of the Greens. When Australians vote in a progressive Labor government, the Greens suffer relevance deprivation, so to gain some relevance they push the envelope to the point of the ridiculous. The Greens have a history of sabotaging and sacrificing good Labor policy for the unattainable perfect. This inhibits efforts to make progress on changes that are vital but hard to achieve because unfortunately, the game of politics takes precedence.
Another example is the irrational decision by Max Chandler-Mather to address a recent rally in support of allegedly corrupt [CFMEU] union officials. This raises questions about his credibility as a MP where his behaviour closely resembled Tony Abbott’s ugly behaviour when he bellowed from the stage condemning Julia Gillard, Australia’s first female PM. Calls from within the Greens political party to review the party’s in-your-face rhetoric and obstructionist behaviour in the Senate are timely.
The Greens should stop their opportunistic attacks on the Labor government and focus on the real enemy of progressive policy, namely Peter Dutton. I say to the Greens: get behind the Labor government’s attempts to deliver on their mandate to address the housing crisis or are you more interested in helping elect Peter Dutton to make yourselves more relevant?
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
