L.B.Loveday - thanks for picking up the error, the previous version of my article should have read "Liberal National Party (LNP) attracted fewer than 10 per cent of the votes". I apologise for this error, which has now been corrected so you may read on!

Problem with the 'Greens' is that they are not 'green'...well not in the way that they purport to be - and certainly no more 'green' than Tony Abbott or Julia Gillard. Greens are a POLITICAL party that exploits peoples well meaning desire to do the right thing for the environment. Not an environmental party that exists in a political environment...and there is a massive difference.

They are very politically savvy, manipulative, ambitious, fearless and ruthless/unscrupulous politicians. They will do and say whatever it takes to get more power.

The majority of their supporters believe that a vote for the Greens is a vote for the environment...but the reality is that the vote for the Greens is a vote for the Greens. The environment is a tradable commodity for them to achieve ambitions of power and control- not the end point at all.

In my view the 'Greens' and their core supporters are all very naughty boys and girls and should be sat in the corner and spoken very sternly too. And the odd poke with a blunt object would not hurt either.

The Greens may have represented 13 per cent of Australians at the last election, but I suspect they would be hard pressed to achieve double figures now.

The art of leadership is to figure out where your followers are going and run like hell to get there ahead of them. The Greens are running like hell, but fewer and fewer people are running in the same direction.

I join my arch conservative Friend as what one who is just as much ALP would be called
Greens are no answer I look to the end of them.
BUT clearly here and in other threads some fail to understand politics.
At the next federal election, if the greens vote dropped to half its 12% base, it will not.
They in all likelihood would still control the senate for another term.
Some seem not to understand, election to that house is for six years,and only half stand for reelection each federal election.
It is more than 2 years, Abbott will not force an election.
He any day, any second, could stumble.
Daily he does, over his boots his own words his ability to be as untruthful as an old time snake oil salesman at a circus.
HOWEVER, Abbott may get his DD election, he wants just that,at any cost.
If he, with greens help kills the steel industry's help in carbon tax,Gillard will take it to the polling booths.
Such an election leaves Abbott in control of both houses and greens? forever a flea.