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Greens 'Quietly Unconfident' of Forming Government

Extracted from The Chaser

A leaked memo from a senior member of the Greens reveals the party is unconfident of winning government on November 10.

 
 

The memo exposes massive self-doubt in the Greens ranks about the viability of seizing power.

A spokesman for the Greens wouldn't reveal the source of the memo, but did confirm that the mood of the party was currently pessimistic.

He said a recent poll which measured support for the Greens at just 1.8% had severely dented the party's hopes of forming a majority in the Lower House.

"Many of our candidates have virtually resigned themselves to the idea they won't win," the spokesman said. "Bob Brown himself has stopped talking about himself as a future Prime Minister. In fact, morale is so low at the moment we're not even confident of forming an Opposition."


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In this issue
Features
*  Interview: Connecting the State
NSW IT minister Kim Yeadon is the man responsible for enabling the people of NSW. Here's how he's doing it.
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*  Workplace: The Enemy Within
In the IT industry it's the recruiters who are earning the workers' ire, as our special correspondent explains.
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*  Unions: From the Virtual Coalface
Computer programmer Vince Caughley argues there is a place for unions in the IT industry.
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*  History: Conditions Precedent
Frank Bongiorno writes that the recent events off the coast of Christmas Island recall a story once told by Paul Hasluck.
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*  International: Victims of Terrorism
Repression against trade unionists on the increase world wide, with 209 trade unionists assassinated last year, reveals ICFTU 2001 Survey.
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*  Campaign Diary: Week One: Get Shorty
Labor's first week of campaigning was as an effort to gain attention from a nation rocked by the telvised war on terrorism.
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*  Economics: Global Alliances
Ray Marcelo reports from India that the ILO is arguing that globalisation needs a worker and employer alliance.
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*  Health: The Phantom Menace
Trade unions made an impact this week at an international congress In Melbourne in the global fight against AIDS.
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*  Review: Rings of Confidence
In his study on the 2000 Olympics, Tony Webb argues that the government and unions reached a new level of cooperation.
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*  Satire: Greens 'Quietly Unconfident' of Forming Government
A leaked memo from a senior member of the Greens reveals the party is unconfident of winning government on November 10.
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