Samantha Ratnam says Greens will work with Labor toward ‘progressive reform’ after her party quadruples upper house seats
“We went into this election with a mission to be in a position to push this Labor government to go further and faster on climate action, housing affordability, strengthening integrity and more,” she said.following the 26 November vote, with Labor’s lower house tally now 56 out of 88 seats – one more than the 55 it won at the previous election.Election analyst Ben Raue said the Greens and Legalise Cannabis would be the “easiest pathway to a majority” for the Labor government.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Ratnam – who was previously the party’s only upper house MP – will be joined by Aiv Puglielli in the North-Eastern Metropolitan region, Katherine Copsey in the Southern Metropolitan region and Sarah Mansfield in the Western Victoria region – the party’s first regional seat.
Legalise Cannabis will be represented by two MPs as it enters the Victorian parliament for the first time. The minor party has vowed to push forAlongside the progressive parties, the upper house will also include , Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell. Incumbent MPs – the Liberal Democrats’ David Limbrick and Shooters, Fishers and Farmers MP Jeff Bourman – were both re-elected for the South-Eastern Metropolitan and Eastern Victoria regions respectively.Our Australian morning briefing email breaks down the key national and international stories of the day and why they matterNewsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties.
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