The Trouble With the Hard-Right Faction

The hard-right faction have really extreme views, which actually go against what the majority of Australians care about. One of the issues where we've seen it really blatantly is on the issue of climate change and when you're willing to try and dismantle renewable energy legislation. Back in 2014 when Tony Abbott was Prime Minister, we saw a 90% crash in investment in renewable energy because of their attacks on the legislation. So that was the political context, but outside the political bubble, talking about the factions in party politics didn't mean much. In any way, Get Up was interested in educating people about the finer points of faction or politics, but they needed a name for the people they were targeting.