The election of the Labor government in May 2022 was greeted by many in the climate movement with a sigh of relief. It’s clear now that any expectations that the party might—after being propelled to power on a wave of public support for climate action—actually bring change, were mistaken.
While there’s no doubt the Greens in Brisbane went into the election with a favourable set of circumstances for their campaign, it was the campaign itself, and the work done in the months and years preceding it, that super-charged their vote and delivered a historic breakthrough for the party.
