
EXCLUSIVE: Greens voters ‘infiltrate’ Labor to influence policy
28/07/2020
Labor Frontbencher Joel Fitzgibbon says people affiliated with the Greens have “infiltrated” the Labor Party in order to influence policy development.
Mr Fitzgibbon told Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell he rejected an invitation to speak at a Labor Environment Action Network (LEAN) event because he believes people with “green T-shirts” are attempting to infiltrate the party.
The network was established 15 years ago by Labor colleagues Kristina Keneally and Jenny McAllister.
“There will be people in green T-shirts attending Labor Party branch members, preaching their gospel to all those prepared to listen,” he said.
“Those green T-shirts of course represent the colour of choice of one of our main political opponents, the Australian Greens.
“It’s the wrong image for the party and it’s the wrong way to approach policy development by running around the branches… infiltrating the branches I might say.
“In fact I suspect some of these people have probably infiltrated the party.”
Mr Fitzgibbons also said Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese was coming around to his stance on coal and climate change.
“Fitzgibbon complains of a religious zeal with which some in the party see the issue of climate change,” Mr Clennell said.
“But he believes that he has Anthony Albanese’s support for his course of action on climate and coal. Fitzgibbon and several people in the Right around him are important in terms of Albanese staying leader.”
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