Adam Bandt says Greens ‘hitting a nerve’ as conservative lobby group takes aim

Advance Australia boasted about its success in defeating the voice referendum last year but says it will take a different approach against ‘toxic’ Greens

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The Greens leader, Adam Bandt, considers it no less than a “badge of honour” to be in the crosshairs of conservative lobby group Advance Australia, as the countdown to Australia’s next federal election begins.

Advance, which boasted about its success in the defeat of the voice to parliament referendum last year, has revealed the subject of its latest campaign in recent weeks.

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