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[–] Zagorath 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Interesting. Have you got links to those interviews?

[–] Ilandar 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Zagorath 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks. Those interviews were really frustrating to watch with how hostile (or even, as the YouTube comments said on the second one, "patronising") the interviewers were.

That's definitely solidified my opinion that ultimately the Greens' ideal position on this issue is the best one, but it hasn't swayed me (one way or the other) with regards to the question of whether the Greens should compromise further and pass the policy as Labor is currently presenting it. Hard for the videos to be persuasive on that issue when the Member for Griffith kept getting interrupted...

[–] Ilandar 4 points 1 year ago

I think both journalists underestimated Chandler-Mather going into those interviews. He may be young and a new member of Parliament, but he is clearly an excellent debater and has a very sharp mind. He was able to directly counter pretty much every single claim or attempted argument they made without dodging questions or bogging the interviews down with politician non-answers.