Christine Milne’s keynote speech fuells early election speculation
- From:The Sunday Telegraph
- November 04, 2012
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GREENS leader Christine Milne has fuelled early election speculation after declaring the party in “election mode” during a keynote speech in Sydney yesterday.
In a call-to-arms cry to the party faithful at its annual national conference, Senator Milne rallied members to begin reaching out to voters in a “very tough election”.
The Greens party, having an agreement with Labor to oppose any motions of no-confidence in the government, has taken a battering since its record 2010 vote, with party support waning at all levels of government.
Senator Milne blamed a shift to the Right, driven by Labor fighting for its life against the Coalition, for the trend.
“2013 is going to a very tough election,” she said. “We are now as a political party on election footing.”