A party with vaulting ambitions for grabbing hold of the balance of power with a big picture agenda has discovered the script has been hijacked from within.
Opponents of the Gabba’s Olympic rebuild are preparing for another fight after the election of the Crisafulli government put the project firmly back on the table.
Despite being swept from power in Queensland,Labor has seized upon the state election results to claim the party can reclaim inner-city seats from the Greens.
Labor MPs have renewed hope of picking up inner-city seats from the Greens at the next federal election after the Queensland state election.
Steven Miles has vowed to provide free lunches to every state primary student in Queensland,saving parents $1600 a year per child.
Greens housing spokesman Max Chandler-Mather has been derided by the government after sparking an argument about the average worker’s salary.
Two ministers argue that changes could win support from younger voters as Opposition Leader Peter Dutton claimed Labor was “at war”.
Federal Greens and state and city Labor politicians have all opposed high-density developments while fighting to be the party of affordable housing.
But the Greens have accused Labor of “self-sabotage”,saying it is unwilling to negotiate on stalled housing policies.
The Greens have slammed the government’s proposed reforms and are refusing to back a new Environment Protection Agency.
The Greens present a genuine threat to the Albanese government,but a misstep this week may pose a bigger risk to themselves.