Adam Bandt (Melbourne, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

At the next election, the share of the vote which goes to the two major parties will most likely be at a record low. There will be a minority government. The Greens could hold the balance of power. And, if someone says the Greens can't deliver, then show them this. We don't just imagine what we can do; we are already working to do it. Just this term, we've secured an extra $3½ billion for public and social housing, environmental protections for water, the right to disconnect outside work hours, 20 per cent off HECS debts and $1.7 billion for clean energy. And we're just getting started.

Last time there was minority government, we got dental for kids into Medicare—that was the Greens—and world-leading climate legislation as well. Now we can do it again. Labor has shown that, when it's in majority, it won't tackle the big problems we face; it just tinkers around the edges. But the Liberals want to copy Trump, tear the whole place up and put the billionaires in charge.

The Greens want real change. We want bold, real change which puts people above the profits of big corporations. We want to tax billionaires and big corporations to fund the things that our communities need: dental in Medicare, a rent freeze, cheaper groceries and being able to see the GP for free. The Greens will keep Dutton out and get Labor to act. The age of the two-party system is over. It's time to hold the major parties and their billionaire backers accountable. So, if you want change, vote for it.