The Tally Room » Melbourne http://www.tallyroom.com.au Elections and politics in Australia and around the world. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:57:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Greens pick Adam Bandt for Melbourne http://www.tallyroom.com.au/1663 http://www.tallyroom.com.au/1663#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:23:42 +0000 Ben Raue http://www.tallyroom.com.au/?p=1663 In an unsurprising move, the Greens have chosen Adam Bandt as the candidate for the federal seat of Melbourne. Bandt is the Convenor of the Australian Greens, and was  candidate for Melbourne in 2007 and Lord Mayoral candidate in 2008. Bandt is a former partner at Slater and Gordon and specialist in industrial law, representing unions and workers in various cases.

Melbourne is the only Greens seat where the Greens came  second at the 2007 election, and it is held by Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner by 4.71%. It will be difficult for the Greens to win in 2010, but it is definitely possible and probably the Greens’ best prospect.

]]> http://www.tallyroom.com.au/1663/feed 19