When it comes to usefulness Suse, the greens wouldn't even make the little league, let alone match it with the big boys.

Now onthebeach, I am surprised at you. I thought you would understand just how hard it is to establish a rain forest in a plush Paddington executive suite.

First you have to design the rain system, then the drainage, but the big cost is the electrified fence, & the minefield, to keep those dreadful loggers, miners & [shudder] the nuclear mob out.

It's tough being a green, you need a little comfort.

Just a thought but since Australian taxpayers paid for this hundreds of thousands of dollars renovation, if you are nearby and homeless go and see how generous and caring the Greens really are ask to stay there the night, I would give it about 5 minutes before the police turn up in force to cart you away to less luxurious accommodation but still at taxpayer expense.

individual,

"Foxy,
nicely attempted diversion, just doesn't work on me."

(Psst, Foxy - I think he's onto you)

Phillip S.

<<if you are nearby and homeless go and see how generous and caring the Greens really are>>

LOL

Yes!

That would test their COMPASSION.

Perhaps we could distribute a few brochures to the homeless in the parks giving the location and an invite over for dinner.

Dear Poirot,

I suspect he's trying to save both his
faces. ;-)

Dear Hassie,

If the Greens are so useless why do some
people continue to attack them then?
I suspect that the contrary may be true.
The Greens are seen as a threat.

Lets look at the facts.
Increasingly Australians are sick and tired of
both major parties - whose shrinking and
demoralised membership and enduring under current
of corrupt practices is matched by their
increasing remoteness from the electorate they
represent.

The Australian Electoral Commission estimates that
roughly 2.7 million Australians or 18.5 per cent of
enrolled electors did not vote in the last election.

Now the good news for the Greens - despite the fall
in primary support - the Party increased its
representation in the Federal Parliament.

All existing Greens seats in both houses were retained
and Janet Rice was elelcted as Victoria's second
Greens Senator giving the Party 10 Senators in the
next Parliament.

This will be the largest 3rd Party representation exceeding
the representation of the Democrats at their zenith.

Maybe that's why - threads like this one - are now
appearing. I suspect there will be more of them from the
likes of people like - Shadow Minister et al, in the
future