Greens question LNP’s focus group approach

Media Statement from Dr Sandra Bayley, Greens Candidate for Ashgrove:


Greens candidate for Ashgrove Dr Sandra Bayley has highlighted the
contrast between Campbell Newman’s focus group-style doorknocking
blitz and the Greens’ grassroots campaign.

In March, Mr Newman announced he had wiped the LNP’s policy slate
clean, and now plans to doorknock 100,000 households to work out what
he should stand for at the state election.

Meanwhile, Dr Bayley has been doorknocking locally, engaging Ashgrove
voters in conversations about important policy issues and how the
Greens will address them. But there is no doubt about what she stands
for.

“The Greens represent strong action on climate change, equitable
access to quality health care, a moratorium on further coal seam gas
mining, better public transport and much more,” she said.

“We believe in our policies and principles, which are based on
evidence and don’t change every time there is a shift in the opinion
polls.”

Dr Bayley says she and her team of enthusiastic volunteers have been
out and about on street corners and attending local events like the
Hillbrook Sustainability Day and the rally to ‘Say Yes’ to a price on
carbon.

“I am keen to meet with Ashgrove voters to talk about issues that are
important to them in their local area and beyond,” she said.

“People have been very interested to hear about Greens policies on
issues that resonate with them, like the carbon tax, public transport,
food security and schools.”

Dr Bayley also expressed amusement at the latest comments from federal
Independent MP Bob Katter that “you’ve got to be pretty desperate to
vote for the Greens”.

She said the decision of more than 1.6 million Australians to vote for
the Greens in 2010 was not about desperation.

“The Greens have become the third force in Australian politics, and
our policies on health, social justice, education and the environment
represent a positive way forward,” she said.

“Unlike Labor and the LNP, the Greens have a track record of standing
up for what is right, not just what is easy or what polls well.”

Dr Bayley achieved 19 per cent of the primary vote in the seat of Ryan
at the 2010 federal election.

The Queensland Greens’ policies are available at
http://qld.greens.org.au/policies.

Sandra Bayley
Candidate for Ashgrove
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0488 362 055 (m)
sandra.bayley6@bigpond.com

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