Greens leader Cassy O’Connor says the party’s priorities will extend beyond protection of the wilderness and public land and into adequate funding for health and social services.
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She said the party remained open to discussions with either of the major party leaders should the March 3 poll return a hung parliament result.
“We’ll be there working for stable government; co-operatively and constructively,” Ms O’Connor said.
“We say that minority government is government for grown-ups.
Ms O’Connor said the Greens would not seek ministerial positions in a future government but would use their gaming policy as a possible negotiation tool.
Labor has taken on one of the Greens’ key policies to remove poker machines from pubs and clubs up until 2023.
Ms O'Connor said the party was campaigning to win five seats in the next parliament and was particularly hopeful about the Greens’ prospects in Lyons with candidate Fraser Brindley.
Bass Greens MHA Andrea Dawkins acknowledged the vulnerability of retaining her seat after election day.
“Bass is always difficult for the Greens and it’s going to be on a knife’s edge,” she said.
“But I’ve worked in community development in Launceston for 20 years. I love my job and I want to keep doing my job.”
The party will campaign hard in the region’s on their policy to place a moratorium on fish-farm expansion and to stop private development within national parks.