{"id":4679,"date":"2023-03-11T16:34:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T16:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=4679"},"modified":"2023-03-11T16:35:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T16:35:11","slug":"greens-hold-balance-of-power-as-experts-predict-tight-result-in-new-south-wales-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/asia\/asia-pacific\/australian-news\/greens-hold-balance-of-power-as-experts-predict-tight-result-in-new-south-wales-election\/2023\/03\/11\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Greens hold balance of power as experts predict tight result in New South Wales election"},"content":{"rendered":"

CANBERRA (Brussels Independent with ABC news) Dr. Majid Khan -The<\/span> Green<\/span> Party<\/span> says<\/span> it<\/span> will<\/span> not<\/span> support<\/span> a<\/span> coalition<\/span> government<\/span> if<\/span> the<\/span> party<\/span> holds<\/span> the<\/span> balance<\/span> of<\/span> power<\/span> after<\/span> this<\/span> month’s<\/span> elections<\/span> in<\/span> New<\/span> South<\/span> Wales.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>At<\/span> the<\/span> start<\/span> of<\/span> Saturday’s<\/span> campaign,<\/span> the<\/span> NSW<\/span> Greens<\/span> outlined<\/span> a<\/span> list<\/span> of<\/span> seven<\/span> priorities<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> next<\/span> parliament,<\/span> including<\/span> banning<\/span> unjust<\/span> evictions,<\/span> tackling<\/span> climate<\/span> change<\/span> and<\/span> gambling<\/span> reform.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>House<\/span> of<\/span> Lords<\/span> member<\/span> Kate<\/span> Furman<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> March<\/span> 25<\/span> poll<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> “powerful<\/span> opportunity”<\/span> to<\/span> make<\/span> a<\/span> difference<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> state.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>More<\/span> than<\/span> half<\/span> of<\/span> party<\/span> candidates<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> House<\/span> of<\/span> Councilors<\/span> are<\/span> women,<\/span> and<\/span> all<\/span> “winnable”<\/span> seats<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> House<\/span> of<\/span> Representatives<\/span> are<\/span> also<\/span> women.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cThis<\/span> election<\/span> gives<\/span> us<\/span> a<\/span> golden<\/span> opportunity<\/span> to<\/span> make<\/span> a<\/span> difference<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> people<\/span> of<\/span> New<\/span> South<\/span> Wales<\/span> and<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> existing<\/span> environment.<\/span> Because<\/span> there<\/span> is.\u201d<\/span> Senator<\/span> Fuhrman.<\/span> short<\/span> hair<\/span> woman<\/span> speaking<\/span> into<\/span> microphone<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Cashless<\/span> Her<\/span> gambling<\/span> has<\/span> become<\/span> a<\/span> touchstone<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> campaign<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> government<\/span> promises<\/span> to<\/span> introduce<\/span> legislation<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Labor<\/span> Party<\/span> has<\/span> announced<\/span> trials<\/span> in<\/span> some<\/span> pubs<\/span> and<\/span> clubs.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Fehrmann<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> would<\/span> not<\/span> settle<\/span> for<\/span> “half-baked<\/span> measures”<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> “process<\/span> of<\/span> fate”<\/span> if<\/span> the<\/span> Greens<\/span> came<\/span> to<\/span> power<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> election.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>He<\/span> commented<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> rise<\/span> of<\/span> ‘turquoise’<\/span> independents<\/span> in<\/span> Australian<\/span> politics,<\/span> saying<\/span> voters<\/span> don’t<\/span> know<\/span> ‘where<\/span> they’re<\/span> going’<\/span> if<\/span> parliament<\/span> is<\/span> hanged.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cVoters<\/span> know<\/span> where<\/span> the<\/span> Greens<\/span> stand<\/span> on<\/span> issues<\/span> that<\/span> matter<\/span> to<\/span> them.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Labor<\/span> has<\/span> “a<\/span> lot<\/span> of<\/span> work<\/span> to<\/span> do”<\/span> to<\/span> convince<\/span> the<\/span> Greens<\/span> that<\/span> they<\/span> “deserve<\/span> support”,<\/span> she<\/span> said.<\/span> Read<\/span> more<\/span> coverage<\/span> on<\/span> ABC’s<\/span> NSW<\/span> Elections<\/span> 2023<\/span> page.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Group<\/span> of<\/span> men<\/span> and<\/span> women<\/span> smiling<\/span> and<\/span> hugging<\/span>
\n<\/span>NSW’s<\/span> Greens<\/span> unveiled<\/span> their<\/span> campaign<\/span> priorities,<\/span> including<\/span> climate<\/span> action<\/span> and<\/span> cashless<\/span> gambling<\/span> legislation,<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> performance<\/span> in<\/span> Sydney.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Newtown<\/span> MP<\/span> Jenny<\/span> Leung<\/span> is<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> three<\/span> members<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> House<\/span> of<\/span> Representatives<\/span> who<\/span> were<\/span> the<\/span> last<\/span> members<\/span> of<\/span> Congress.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Balmain<\/span> MP<\/span> Jamie<\/span> Parker<\/span> has<\/span> retired<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> party<\/span> has<\/span> backed<\/span> her<\/span> Kobi<\/span> Shetty<\/span> of<\/span> Inner<\/span> West<\/span> Alderman<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> downtown<\/span> seat.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Greens<\/span> now<\/span> have<\/span> three<\/span> of<\/span> her<\/span> members<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Senate.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Leon<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> election<\/span> was<\/span> an<\/span> opportunity<\/span> to<\/span> change<\/span> New<\/span> South<\/span> Wales’s<\/span> “toxic<\/span> political<\/span> culture”.<\/span> She<\/span> said<\/span> recent<\/span> elections<\/span> show<\/span> that<\/span> power<\/span> sharing<\/span> is<\/span> essential<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> formation<\/span> of<\/span> government.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“The<\/span> days<\/span> when<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> old<\/span> political<\/span> parties<\/span> insisted<\/span> on<\/span> absolute<\/span> mandate<\/span> are<\/span> finally<\/span> over,”<\/span> she<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Leon<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> party<\/span> “does<\/span> not<\/span> support<\/span> the<\/span> liberal<\/span> central<\/span> government<\/span> of<\/span> Perrotet”.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cBut<\/span> with<\/span> our<\/span> support<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> Mins<\/span> Labor<\/span> government<\/span> comes<\/span> the<\/span> hope<\/span> that<\/span> we<\/span> will<\/span> see<\/span> real<\/span> action<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> change<\/span> that<\/span> our<\/span> communities<\/span> and<\/span> those<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> streets<\/span> are<\/span> calling<\/span> for.\u201d<\/span> she<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Spacebar<\/span> to<\/span> play<\/span> or<\/span> pause,<\/span> M<\/span> to<\/span> mute,<\/span> left<\/span> and<\/span> right<\/span> arrows<\/span> to<\/span> seek,<\/span> up<\/span> and<\/span> down<\/span> arrows<\/span> to<\/span> adjust<\/span> volume.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CANBERRA (Brussels Independent with ABC news) Dr. Majid Khan -The Green Party says it will not support a coalition government if the party holds the balance of power after this month’s elections in New South Wales. At the start of Saturday’s campaign, the NSW Greens outlined a list of seven priorities for the next parliament, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[1566,280],"tags":[1574,1720,1721,1722,1723,1724,1725],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/download-5.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4679"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4679"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4682,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4679\/revisions\/4682"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}