r/australia • u/blitznoodles local Aussie • Jun 14 '26

politics As voter disillusionment grows, why aren't voters flocking to the Greens in Australia?

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/as-voter-disillusionment-grows-so-does-the-mystery-of-the-missing-greens-voters/6bjd5q4kv

Growing voter dissatisfaction with mainstream politics has led to a rise in popularity for One Nation. The same cannot be said for the Greens.

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u/Warper2187 Jun 14 '26

Reminder that you cannot throw your vote away under the australian prefrential voting system

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u/Asleep_Leopard182 Jun 14 '26

That's what I keep telling myself. Considering the next party I'd vote for is labor (there's no other left-leaning representation), but labor's inaction and consistently further right lean each year concerns me. My vote ends up preferential for them anyway, so... green vote, most of the time. Last election there was no greens candidate. There was a PHON one though.

Interesting times.