Article by Sally Gall of Queensland Country Life.
Despite a result that was far from what they wanted, the newly formed Green Shirts movement was satisfied with their first outing into the political arena.
Some 15 people joined instigator, Mackay regional councillor and beef and cane farmer, Martin Bella, in campaigning against the ALP and The Greens in the Longman electorate during Saturday’s by-election.
A last minute attempt by ALP lawyers to close down the group’s lobbying efforts was one of the measures of its success, according to Mr Bella.
As experienced by AgForce on the day, he was contacted during the morning by ALP lawyers to say that their promotional material didn’t comply with Australian Electoral Commission guidelines, in that it didn’t have Mr Bella’s street address nor the name of the printer and city where the pamphlets were printed.
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Article by Sally Gall of Queensland Country Life.