Fed: Greens could win lower seats and be part of government

AAP General News (Australia)
08-13-2009
Fed: Greens could win lower seats and be part of government

CANBERRA, Aug 13 AAP - Australian Greens leader Bob Brown has raised the prospect of
his party being part of a government after the next federal election.

The Greens are the fastest-growing political party in Australia, he says.

"It may be that the Greens will pick up a couple of lower house seats and will part
of a future government," Senator Brown told ABC Television on Thursday.

The Greens and other non-government senators will take the first step on the path to
a possible double-dissolution election on Thursday when they vote down Labor legislation
setting up emissions trading.

A second rejection will provide the government with the trigger it needs to dissolve
both houses of parliament and call an early election.

Senator Brown says Labor should amend its "half-hearted prescription" and take less
notice of big polluters.

"What we do say is this government should go the full term," he said.

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