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1. Cause for concern?
During the early 2020s a number of issues arose which caused the writer - a former Greens federal member of parliament - to question the direction the party was heading in, and some of the policy decisions being made. These were primarily around the subjects of Covid-19 and Transgenderism. However, the complexity of the issues meant that aspects of these concerns went to the heart of how the party had traditionally operated, and how was operating over the previous decade. A party which emphasised openness, concensus decision making, and adherence to four guiding principles, could be said to be straying from the course. The following article highlights some of the concerns held by the writer, and which had not been addressed by the party due to the very fact that openness and accountability was not longer a core action. Instead, censoring of members, secrecy, and punitive actions against perceived transgressors was becoming the new normal.
It should be noted that the writer is a member of the Australian Greens and presents this information on the basis that there is no method of bringing it before the party without being censored in the process. All political parties operate in this manner to a degree, as they seek to minimise damage to the brand and keep any such conflicts internal. The writer is aware of this, and has generally sought to minimise any negativity arising from his comments. However, a recent article dealing with the Australian and Queensland branches mistreatment of Greens co-founder Drew Hutton has forced the writer to speak out.
The Greens operates according to four core values:
- Ecological sustainability
- Social justice
- Grassroots democracy
- Peace and non-violence
It
is in the areas of #2 and #3 that issues have arisen. Grassroots
democracy has been replaced in part by advancement of vested interest;
social justice has been replaced in part by adherence to non-core Greens
policy and practice. The first was seen in the advancement of the
transgender agenda from the mid' 2010s. The second was seen in the
slavish adherence to the COVID-19 process as rolled out by the United
States and United Kingdom, with Australia in lock-step. Both have
resulted in negative outcomes which were both foreseeable and also in
some instances ignored. There were also positives, which could
nevertheless have been achieved without a negation of tradition Greens
critical assessments before, during and after implementation.
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2. Transgenderism
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3. COVID-19
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4. From accountability to autocracy
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5. References
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Last updated: 17 March 2025
Michael Organ, Australia
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