The Australian Greens Are Staying the Course
May’s federal election delivered a setback for the Greens, Australia’s largest left-wing party. But they’re doubling down on a program centered around the cost-of-living crisis and redistribution.
6 Articles by: Max Chandler-Mather
Max Chandler-Mather is the former Greens member for Griffith.
Australia Is Facing the Biggest Housing Crisis in Generations, and Labor’s Plan Will Make It Worse
Anthony Albanese’s Labor government is accusing Greens MPs of standing in the way of solutions to the housing crisis. But under Labor’s plan, the proportion of public housing will drop while rents keep rising.
COVID Is Exposing Australia’s Neoliberalized Health System
In Australia, decades of neoliberal policies have crippled our capacity to respond to public health crises like COVID.
How the Labor Party Sold Australia’s Public Assets for a Song
Many people think of privatization as a policy of conservative parties. In Australia, however, it was Paul Keating’s Labor that initiated a gigantic fire sale of public assets, setting in motion a process that made billions for private companies at the expense of everyone else.
The Success of the Australian Greens in Queensland Shows the Power of Organization
In Queensland’s recent state election, the Australian Greens doubled their representation — proving that a clear left-wing platform, backed up by patient organizing, can build an alternative to neoliberal politics.
How Australia’s Greens Are Winning a Left-Wing Vote in the Heart of “Conservative Queensland”
After the Australian Labor Party’s 2019 election loss to the Liberals, the commentariat bemoaned Queensland’s seemingly entrenched conservatism. Yet as a state election approaches, the experience of campaigners and volunteers on the ground tells a different story.