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Max Chandler-Mather says Greens can use ‘progressive populism’ to win voters deserting major parties for One Nation

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 617 words · By Tom McIlroy
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What to know about Max Chandler-Mather says Greens can use ‘progressive populism’ to win voters deserting major parties for One Nation

Max Chandler-Mather says the Greens can use “progressive economic populism” to win over Australians deserting the major parties for One Nation as the firebrand former MP accused the political class of thumbing its nose at the concerns of everyday voters.

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What happened

Max Chandler-Mather says the Greens can use “progressive economic populism” to win over Australians deserting the major parties for One Nation as the firebrand former MP accused the political class of thumbing its nose at the concerns of everyday voters.

Why it matters

Chandler-Mather has been named the new executive director of the party’s internal thinktank, The Greens Institute, charged with closing capacity gaps exposed at the federal election.

Common ground

One of the Greens’ highest profile losses at the 2025 poll, Chandler-Mather and the former leader Adam Bandt were both defeated by Labor candidates in shock results.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Chandler-Mather has been named the new executive director of The Greens Institute”
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No evidence in Wikipedia or other sources confirms Chandler-Mather's appointment as executive director of The Greens Institute. The available evidence only mentions his role as MP for Griffith and Greens leadership changes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Australian Greens leadership election was held on 15 May 2025 to elect the leader of the Australian Greens. Larissa Waters was elected unopposed to replace Adam Bandt, who resigned the leader…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Australian Greens, commonly referred to simply as the Greens, are a left-wing green Australian political party. As of 2025, the Greens are the third-largest political party in Australia by vote an…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Queensland Greens is a Green party in Queensland, Australia, and a state member of the Australian Greens. The party is currently represented in all three levels of government, by Larissa Waters an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland_Greens
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Claim 2: “Hanson won four lower house seats in last month’s South Australian state election”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm One Nation's success in the South Australian state election.
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Claim 3: “Chandler-Mather plans to conduct a major survey of economic and social life based on his door-knocking campaign success in Queensland”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm Chandler-Mather's planned survey.
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Claim 4: “One Nation has been polling ahead of the Liberals and Nationals in recent surveys, with nearly 60% of Australians open to voting for them in the February Guardian Essential poll”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm the February Guardian Essential poll results about One Nation's polling.
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Claim 5: “Chandler-Mather and Adam Bandt were both defeated by Labor candidates in the 2025 federal election”
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Wikipedia confirms Max Chandler-Mather lost his seat in the 2025 federal election (as he was MP until 2025) and Adam Bandt resigned after losing his seat. The 2025 federal election page also states Labor won the election.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A federal election was held on 3 May 2025 to elect members of the 48th Parliament of Australia. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives were up for election, along with 40 of the 76 seats in the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Australian Greens, commonly referred to simply as the Greens, are a left-wing green Australian political party. As of 2025, the Greens are the third-largest political party in Australia by vote an…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Max Chandler-Mather ( -⁠MAY-dhər; born 15 February 1992) is an Australian former politician who served as the MP for the Division of Griffith from 2022 to 2025. He defeated the incumbent Labor Party m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Chandler-Mather
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Claim 6: “The UK Greens won the previously safe Labour stronghold seat of Gorton and Denton in a byelection in February”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm the UK Greens' byelection victory in Gorton and Denton.
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Claim 7: “A grandparent in Griffith switched from One Nation to the Greens after receiving a free meal at a Greens event”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm the anecdote about a grandparent switching support in Griffith.
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Claim 8: “Max Chandler-Mather says the Greens can use 'progressive economic populism' to win over Australians deserting the major parties for One Nation”
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No evidence in Wikipedia or other sources confirms Max Chandler-Mather's specific claim about 'progressive economic populism' strategies. The available evidence only covers Greens leadership changes and party status.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Australian Greens leadership election was held on 15 May 2025 to elect the leader of the Australian Greens. Larissa Waters was elected unopposed to replace Adam Bandt, who resigned the leader…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Australian_Greens_leaders…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Australian Greens, commonly referred to simply as the Greens, are a left-wing green Australian political party. As of 2025, the Greens are the third-largest political party in Australia by vote an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Greens
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Division of Griffith is an Australian electoral division in the state of Queensland. It covers the inner southern suburbs of Brisbane. Since 2025 its MP has been Renee Coffey of the Labor Party. F…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_of_Griffith
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