Despite the Greens’ lofty predictions at last weekend’s election,it claimed only the inner-city seat of Richmond from Labor. What made this seat different?
Victorian party leader Samantha Ratnam said the result was part of a “Greenslide” sweeping the state.
If the polls and pundits are right,Gabrielle de Vietri will be claiming victory on Saturday night as the first Greens MP for the key seat of Richmond.
Focus-group polling in the battleground seat of Richmond shows many young voters are “uninspired” about Saturday’s election,and not engaged in any real sense with the major parties’ policies.
Despite being a micro-party,the Victorian Socialists are campaigning with militant efficiency this state election.
The river has long been Melbourne’s dumping ground,but the Greens have backed a plan to make the Yarra swimmable once more.
Away from the theatrics of the campaign trail,the most pressing issue for Victorians this election - the cost of living - is on stark display at lines at Melbourne food relief centres.
State political advertising in key seats is now less about the leader and more about the local candidate.
Liberal candidate Lucas Moon bucked the directive from central headquarters on Monday morning,handing out how-to-vote cards that directed preferences to Labor ahead of the Greens in the key seat of Richmond for several hours.
A senior member of the Victorian Liberals has derided the party’s preferences tactic as “Trumpian”.
Labor has launched an attack ad targeting candidate Gabrielle de Vietri for claiming almost $7000 for nanny services.