To win the bush, Australian politics needs to embrace its 'curves' | Nick Rodway
by Nick Rodway from on (#6VTDY)
Regional voters are often stereotyped so I propose a new demographic category ahead of the election: conservative, uncommitted rural voters with environmental sympathies
Recently, an arborist operating in my town in remote north-western Australia put out a public statement. He found it necessary, given the number of queries he had received, to explain his reasons for cutting down native vegetation.
It sounds like the start of a joke, but what this contractor's earnest explanation illustrates is how in tune regional voters can be with their environs.
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