I’m under no illusions that the Greens as we grow will face the same ethical dilemmas, ideological differences etc. that face all major political parties and must be addressed.

My hope as a Green is that as we’ll maintain sufficient checks and balances to avoid many of the pitfalls, and we’ll remember why we formed in the first place.

The flip-side of the scrutiny/cynicism you speak of aimed at the ALP / Libs is that the same and the MSM frequently convince themselves that the Greens are irrelevant which = no media coverage etc. So it’s swings and roundabouts. As I said, I’d personally welcome more attention and scrutiny, both (of course) to increase our profile and reach to voters, and to ensure we face serious fourth estate investigation as a major tool towards mitigating / avoiding potential straying from the path of integrity.

And you’re right that most people wouldn’t know about internal party processes. But most people at LP know about the ALP’s rules without ever combing through the party’s rules book. The constant media attention on these kinds of issues percolates throughout the whole community, creating cynicism about the major parties but none for the Greens.

There does seem to be increasing signs of unions lobbying the other way, but no breath holding here in terms of efficacy.

I said it before: DD

For more than one reason. But mainly to see the raving mad right in the liberal party burnt to a crisp.

If Abbott coulkd manage to lose his seat….that would be so cool. Whats an 8.8 percent swing anyway.