The delicate relationship between Labor and the Greens often swings from confrontation to cooperation. But this week, during the stand-off over the government's housing bill, something snapped, writes David Speers.
But assuming this article is accurate, I think they’ve misstepped.
Personally I wouldn’t rely on opinion pieces from David Speers to tell an accurate story of something involving The Greens. He is quite obviously not their biggest fan. The housing spokesperson for The Greens has done interviews with both Speers and Sarah Ferguson within the last couple of weeks that I recommended people check out. Both journalists tried very hard to push the “Greens don’t compromise” narrative but this criticism was countered very clearly and precisely.
Thanks. Those interviews were really frustrating to watch with how hostile (or even, as the YouTube comments said on the second one, “patronising”) the interviewers were.
That’s definitely solidified my opinion that ultimately the Greens’ ideal position on this issue is the best one, but it hasn’t swayed me (one way or the other) with regards to the question of whether the Greens should compromise further and pass the policy as Labor is currently presenting it. Hard for the videos to be persuasive on that issue when the Member for Griffith kept getting interrupted…
I think both journalists underestimated Chandler-Mather going into those interviews. He may be young and a new member of Parliament, but he is clearly an excellent debater and has a very sharp mind. He was able to directly counter pretty much every single claim or attempted argument they made without dodging questions or bogging the interviews down with politician non-answers.
Personally I wouldn’t rely on opinion pieces from David Speers to tell an accurate story of something involving The Greens. He is quite obviously not their biggest fan. The housing spokesperson for The Greens has done interviews with both Speers and Sarah Ferguson within the last couple of weeks that I recommended people check out. Both journalists tried very hard to push the “Greens don’t compromise” narrative but this criticism was countered very clearly and precisely.
Interesting. Have you got links to those interviews?
Insiders interview.
7:30 Report interview.
Thanks. Those interviews were really frustrating to watch with how hostile (or even, as the YouTube comments said on the second one, “patronising”) the interviewers were.
That’s definitely solidified my opinion that ultimately the Greens’ ideal position on this issue is the best one, but it hasn’t swayed me (one way or the other) with regards to the question of whether the Greens should compromise further and pass the policy as Labor is currently presenting it. Hard for the videos to be persuasive on that issue when the Member for Griffith kept getting interrupted…
I think both journalists underestimated Chandler-Mather going into those interviews. He may be young and a new member of Parliament, but he is clearly an excellent debater and has a very sharp mind. He was able to directly counter pretty much every single claim or attempted argument they made without dodging questions or bogging the interviews down with politician non-answers.