May’s federal election delivered a setback for the Greens, Australia’s largest left-wing party. But they’re doubling down on a program centered around the cost-of-living crisis and redistribution.
In recent years, the Australian Greens have championed a forthrightly left-wing platform, centered on housing, rebuilding social welfare institutions, and taking real action on climate change. Combined with a growing volunteer army and community organizing, it’s a recipe that saw the minor party achieve a breakthrough result in the 2022 federal election.
In 2025, the Greens went into the next federal election with a bigger and more sophisticated ground campaign than ever before. Greens strategists hoped that anger over the cost-of-living and housing crises would help the party win new seats, st