It was green as far as the eye could see in inner-city Brisbane on Thursday as Greens leader Richard Di Natale launched the state election campaign of Kirsten Lovejoy – his party's candidate in the CBD seat of Brisbane Central.
Railing against the big hole in the ground that will soon become the Queens Wharf Casino complex, Dicky fulminated against the evils of gambling – asserting later in a press release: "The Greens are the only party in this election who don't take donations from the gambling industry, mining companies or property developers."
A statement which raised an eyebrow or two among the executives of a certain major gambling company with Queensland gaming interests who have received a stream of unsolicited emails from the Greens in the past six months panhandling for donations.
In one email, signed by Di Natale, the good doctor urges the execs to dig deep and join the campaign to stop the Adani coal mine.
"In the lead-up to the next Queensland state election, we must work together to let voters know only the Greens can and will save the Reef," he writes. "Enough is enough. It's time to act. Make a donation today."
We're reliably informed they politely declined.
