Green Agenda 2025:2
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A movement of relationships — The Greens in Fraser 2025
“The work we do with communities does not pre-exist our relationships”, says Huong Truong as she reflects on the Fraser campaign. Against those who dismiss grassroots organising as nothing but “retail politics”, Huong shows how electoral campaigns can move beyond “meaningful interactions” to create solidarity across communities — transforming both our communities and the Greens. “We are in community together”.... Read More
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“The times are urgent, so let us slow down”
Reflecting on three decades of Greens politics, former Victorian senator Janet Rice urgently calls for slow long-term movement building. Janet rejects the post-election media narratives of Greens “failure” and the false choice between environmental aims and economic justice. What’s needed is a politics of belonging. [...]
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Establishment vibes — Reflections on Greens election results mustn’t ignore deeper tensions
Simultaneously branded as “too extreme” while acting too moderate, Jonathan Sriranganathan looks at the Greens’ electoral paradox, calling for a thoroughly anti-establishment approach that radically embraces grassroots power, mass participatory democracy, and systemic change [...]
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In Moreton — Movements, electoral politics, and Palestine
Refusing to check her identity at the door, Remah Naji's campaign for Moreton in Queensland embodied the revolutionary potential of unapologetic existence — against systems designed to exclude Palestinian women and marginalised others. Beyond electoral calculations, Remah’s campaign disrupted settler-colonial frames, transforming public spaces into sites of creative resistance for migrants, communities and the Palestine solidarity movement. [...]
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We’re not done yet
Victorian Greens Leader Ellen Sandell rejects Labor’s triumphalism and media spin, reminding us that in a world on fire our purpose-driven politics seek transformation, not minor tinkering. [...]
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For our communities — What we built in Greensland
We will continue to be present in and for our communities, in and out of Parliament. Holstein Wong affirms the potential of our prefigurative politics, building solidarity across struggles from housing and climate to Palestine. [...]
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From Gaza to the gasfields: Why the Greens won’t back down
In a political landscape defined by fear, Senator David Shoebridge affirms our commitment to justice for Gaza and climate alike. This isn't an electoral calculation — it's what Greens values demand. [...]
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