Sustainable Australia gains first parliamentary seat

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By Leith van Onselen

It was a big weekend for micro-parties, who look to have landed 10 upper house seats in the Victorian Election, according to the ABC’s upper house calculator:

Included in these 10 upper house seats is Sustainable Australia’s Clifford Hayes – an ex-Mayor of Bayside City Council – who took the final seat in the Southern Metropolitan Region:

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Being a paid up member of Sustainable Australia, I am obviously delighted with this result and hope that it builds momentum for a tilt at seats in both the NSW and Federal Elections.

For Victorians wondering who Clifford Hayes is and what he stands for, below is a recent speech given at a community even in Hawthorn:


And for good measure, here’s my speech at the same event:

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Onwards and upwards!

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.