A shift from the ideological to the practical
Kevin Hogan, whose electorate of Page was badly afflicted by floods, has been vocal on climate; he earned a small improvement in his vote. And Darren Chester, a significant internal critic of former leader Barnaby Joyce, got a 4 per cent swing in Gippsland, an electorate that suffered extensive bushfire damage in this term."But it's not ideological. People want to see more asset protection around our towns.
"We held a forum with flood survivors," he recalls. "People were just trying to plan and make decisions. They had moved on from the value signalling, ideology issue, to a very practical mode, of, 'how do we practically respond, do I rebuild, how can I protect myself'. It was a very visceral thing." "That's the problem for people like Matt Canavan and Barnaby Joyce. You can't say something on one end of the country and expect that it won't be heard anywhere else."
And it will flip after the next election
CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION - NOW.
Climate campaigners? You mean those with enough gumption to address the most pertinent challenge mankind has ever faced?
Huh? Labor won the election. Greens preferences helped. But Labor still won.
Beware of rural politicians who refer to ClimateChange as an “ideology”, avoid discussing policy & focus on protection of private property (clearing vegetation & planned burns) ClimateAction ragger51 PeterDGardner Fangie53
Hey antsharwood , you were saying?
The Greens & independents did very well but I think you'll find Labor won the election