Max Chandler-Mather is a former union activist and active member of the Queensland Greens. He was the party's candidate for the seat of Griffith in last year's election, where he increased the Greens vote by 7.2%, the biggest Greens swing in the country.
I find the more explicitly Leftist approach taken by Max and the Queensland Party really exciting because they're pushing good, anti-neoliberal polices and, more importantly, it's really working for them. Here I ask Max to explain how a democratic socialist like him is making this happen and why it's been successful. We talk about renters' rights, building the foundations of a mass party, door-knocking, selling "common sense and popular" ideas and the perennial Greens/ALP conflict.
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ARTICLE: The Right to the City by David Harvey
The Queensland Greens policies for the state election announced thus far
How Labour Built Neoliberalism by Elizabeth Humphrys
Max's writing at Overland Journal
Cause of the Week: The Queensland Greens (greens.org.au/qld)