Green machine sets its sights on Macquarie Street (The Age)

The success of the Greens in the federal election - nine senators by July 1 next year and a Green MP in the House of Representatives - has profound implications for the NSW election next March.

For example, based on the victory of Adam Bandt in the federal seat of Melbourne and Sam Byrne's savaging of the federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese's vote in the inner-Sydney seat of Grayndler, the Greens are on track to snatch two seats in the Legislative Assembly.

Leichhardt Council's Greens mayor, Jamie Parker, is poised to unseat the Education Minister, Verity Firth, in Balmain, while Marrickville's deputy mayor, Fiona Byrne, has her sights on ousting the Health Minister, Carmel Tebbut
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They used to be regarded as ratbags, and the media either ignored them or ridiculed them. Not any more. Their opposition to coal-fired power stations, developer vandalism and the sewer of political donations used to be unpopular; these are now mainstream issues.
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Labor politicians used to speak like this. Now only the Greens have the courage of their convictions and their vote will continue to rise.

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In 2020, we won the campaign for a Glebe ferry. Now, we have the opportunity to connect more of our area to the ferry network. New ferries at Annandale and West Balmain will provide a faster, smarter route into the city without adding to the traffic on our roads.

Both Labor and the Liberals want to build more polluting and destructive tollways across Sydney. But we have costed a comprehensive plan for a world-class public transport system that makes getting around our city fast and easy.

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New inner west ferry services would provide efficient, fast and environmentally sound travel to and from the area for workers, tourists, students, pensioners and the general public.

I therefore ask that the Government build on the success of the Blackwattle Bay ferry and establish a ferry service at Rozelle Bay for the Annandale area and reinstate the ferry at West Balmain.

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