Published: February 04, 2020
The former industrial lawyer’s background will satisfy the party’s hunger for a leftwing populism to respond to the populism of the right
Adam Bandt is the right leader to heal the Greens’ internal divisions and take the policy fight up to the Coalition and Labor. Whether that will translate into higher popular support for the Greens remains to be seen.
Bandt comes from Perth, represents Melbourne and has the left credentials to appeal to the radical anti-capitalists of Sydney and Brisbane. How that sits in the Greens’ spiritual heartland, Tasmania, will be interesting to watch.
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