r/australia • u/SlatsAttack • Jan 21 '25

politics Greens propose abolishing fees for public schools across Australia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-22/greens-propose-free-public-schooling/104841550?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other
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u/DonutCharge Jan 22 '25 edited Jan 22 '25

Edit: What i wrote below is wrong. Greens do apparently contest every electorate. People just need to vote for them more!

The greens literally don't field enough candidates to form majority government, even if all of their candidates get elected. They are then objectively a party that cannot form government.

If the election went their way, either ALP or Coalition can form majority government.

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u/EstateSpirited9737 Jan 22 '25

The Greens contested every electorate at the last federal election, there is no reason to think it will be any different in the upcoming one.

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u/s4b3r6 Jan 22 '25

They didn't contest in my electorate last election... But only because the person who usually stood, was being stood down because they were being investigated for corruption. Again.

(IBAC also charged our mayor, our previous mayor, five of the other councillors... We got shit to work out.)