Greens leader Adam Bandt calls for young Aussies to vote out ‘rotten government’

The Greens are looking to start an ‘uprising’ among Australia’s youth, with party leader Adam Bandt calling on them to ‘vote this rotten government out’.

The Greens are calling on young Australians to start an “uprising” with early voting to begin on Monday.

In a speech that will be given in the seat of Higgins in Melbourne’s southeast on Monday night, Greens leader Adam Bandt will appeal to young people to “vote this rotten government out”.

After a record number of young Australians enrolled to vote in the upcoming election, Mr Bandt believes they will play a significant part in the outcome.

The Greens and their leader Adam Bandt are looking to rally young Aussies at the election. Picture: Jay Town.

“Young people could determine the outcome of this election,” he is expected to say.

“Young people are lining up to kick this government out and we are on track for a youthquake at this election.”

With many young people voting for the first time, Mr Bandt believes they will make their voices heard on issues that affect them like climate change and the rental market.

“For our climate, it’s make or break. For your cost of living, it’s now or never,” he will say.

“Politicians from Liberal and Labor have sold out young people and this election they’re vowing to make it worse, opening new coal and gas mines and keeping tax breaks that push housing out of reach.”

He believes that young people will not “accept the discrimination of the past” and this will be reflected in their vote.

“You’re going to be told by older generations that you’ve never had it so good, and that you’re all too sensitive. It’s bulls***,” Mr Bandt will say.

“But, this is not the time to despair or throw our hands up and say ‘this is all too hard’. It’s your future, and you’re going to have to fight for it.”

Greens Leader Adam Bandt thinks issues like climate change and rental prices will be important to young Aussies at the election. Picture Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images.

Mr Bandt will draw on his own history as a politician when he was first elected as an MP back in 2010.

Julia Gillard and Labor formed a minority government at that same election with the help of the Greens, with Mr Bandt believing his party could hold the balance of power once again.

“Now, 12 years later, the Greens are once again in a position to hold the balance of power. This election, which is now weeks away, is going to be close,” he will say.

“The analysts are all saying a minority parliament is likely, where neither Labor nor the Coalition wins enough seats to govern in their own right.”

The Greens want to use this balance of power to tackle environmental, rental, health and university fee issues.

“This is your chance to vote this rotten government out and get real action on climate and inequality,” Mr Bandt will say.