With an election looming, the future of progressive politics nationwide is deeply uncertain. The Australian Labor Party and the Greens are splitting the left-of-centre vote - the major party driven rightwards by an increasingly conservative swinging voter, and the minor party holding firm on vital but controversial issues. Brad Orgill reviews the Greens' major economic, social, and environmental policies, and argues that progressive voters, and the nation as a whole, deserve an aligned ALP-Greens platform incorporating the best elements of each.
