Dear friend,
I have congratulated Julia Gillard, given condolences to Kevin Rudd, and joined the nationwide celebration of our first female prime minister. And at our Party Room meeting in Canberra last week, we correctly predicted the instant impact on the polls. We are also expecting an election in August.
That’s why in this message, I am asking you what you think. By clicking here, HERE you can tell me what you think about issues the Greens will be campaigning on in the lead up to the election this year.
Rudd was no progressive, but we mustn’t forget it was the Labor Right that axed him and imposed Julia Gillard.
Your views are very important to me, and I’d like to thank you now for any time you can spend taking part in our survey.
I do expect to have constructive, frank, honest talks soon with the new Prime Minister. But I do not expect this will be a green government. And the Abbott Opposition ensures that the political “tug” will be away from progressive dialogue.
Tell me what your priorities are in our survey.
So, MORE THAN EVER, the Greens are needed in the Senate, to ensure Australians get good outcomes on climate change, on asylum seekers, on forests and biodiversity, on your rights at work, on proper dental care and truth in political advertising.
The election campaign is on. Many potential Greens voters will be assessing the new Prime Minister and whether or not she will change the way they feel about the Labor Government.
Our job now is to make sure every one of those voters knows why they need the Greens as a guarantee in the Senate. The Greens in the Senate mean scrutiny, positive solutions and insurance against deadlock with the Opposition.
Imagine a re-elected Julia Gillard government with an Abbott controlled Senate! This is a real possibility if the Greens don’t obtain balance of power at this year’s poll.
Your views will help make our campaign better, and inform our policy priorities.
I look forward to the campaign, now well under way, and seeing you on that trail.
Yours sincerely
Bob Brown
