The Victorian Greens are taking a page from Mamdani’s policy playbook. Can they combat rising rightwing populism?

State leader Ellen Sandell says party offers a ‘hopeful and bold’ alternative, but sceptics doubt whether message is resonating with votersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEarlier this year, as the Victorian Greens mapped out their election strategy, a video from New York caught party leader Ellen Sandell’s eye.In it, Zohran Mamdani, the city’s new mayor, announced he was making good on his plan to “tax the rich” through a new levy on second properties worth more than $5m. Continue reading...