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Democracy, Green Agenda 2025:3, Theory
That last 1.6% – Lessons from the Wills 2025 Campaign
Despite running one of the biggest field campaigns in Greens history and achieving record swings in diverse communities, the Greens fell just short of claiming Wills from Labor. What follows is a post-election reflection by Samantha Ratnam and Cat Nadel analysing their near-win, looking at both strategies and lessons learnt from falling just 1.6% short of victory. [...]
Culture, Economy, Environment, Featured, Green Agenda 2025:3, Social Justice, Theory
Playing by the rules
Terry Leahy’s essay shows how the environmental movement’s emphasis on cultural transformation without structural reform reproduces the very “social games” of capitalism we oppose. Changing hearts or changing systems is a false choice — we need both to rewrite society’s rules. From tree-sits to policy shifts, diversity is our strength when burnout tempts some of us to retreat to our... Read More
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Is this the best we can hope for?
Despite Labor’s “landslide”, Simon Copland warns that the ALP’s historically low primary vote reveals a growing anti-political sentiment. Progressives must reject Labor’s do-nothing electoralism, pushing for real system change — not for electoral aims, but because only a bold left alternative can prevent the far-right from capitalising on capitalism’s inevitable crises. [...]
Culture, Democracy, Environment, Featured, Green Agenda 2025:2, Peace, Social Justice, Theory
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
Culture, Democracy, Environment, Featured, Green Agenda 2025:2, Social Justice, Theory
“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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Culture, Democracy, Environment, Featured, Green Agenda 2025:2, Social Justice, Theory
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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Europe’s far right, mapping its class politics
While the far right shares a racist discourse, from country to country its parties represent different factions of capital, from domestic manufacturers in Hungary to hedge funds in Britain. Beneath the rhetoric of Europe’s far right we find a web of competing economic interests. For the past decade or so, the steady rise of far-right populism has been a defining... Read More
Democracy, Economy, Environment, Featured, Green Agenda 2024:3, Social Justice, Theory
Not a commodity, climate justice
A dominant view of climate justice advocates for richer nations to pay developing ones to do the work of “solving” climate change. But this renders climate justice a mere commodity, and perpetuates the longstanding global division of labour, class disparity, and the north-south flow of value. [...]
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Negotiating left politics in Sri Lanka: The NPP in government
Sri Lanka’s left-wing National People’s Power (NPP) coalition secured historic electoral victories in 2024, winning both the presidency and a two-thirds parliamentary majority. A victory marking the first time a formerly insurgent political force has gained state power through democratic means in the country. But as the National People’s Power coalition settles into government, their anti-corruption platform and middle-class appeal... Read More
