Why Baillieu must not go Green – Herald Sun

November 2nd, 2010 • Related • Filed Under

THE possibility of a hung Parliament in Victoria may mean the Greens will control legislation.

The state election on November 27 could be a repeat of the federal election.

It may also become an echo of the comment by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott that “Labor might be in government but the Greens are in power”.

The Victorian election is likely to be a cliffhanger, with the tide already turning towards the Greens, according to early polling.

The Brumby Government faces the loss of six seats. The likelihood that they will be picked up by the Greens relies on Coalition preferences. But, while Victorians may turn to the Greens because of either frustration with Labor after 11 years in government, with major transport and hospital issues unresolved and a lack of confidence in the Coalition to turn things around, voters need to be wary.

In the federal election, the Greens managed to avoid questioning on their more radical agenda. Higher taxes, death duties, euthanasia, gay marriages and removing taxpayer financing of private schools were secondary to voters’ disenchantment with the major parties.

Traditionally, the major parties put each other last on preferences, but Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu needs to rule out the Greens or face a backlash from his own MPs as well as the electorate.

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