A lot has been said about Saturday’s election, but I think Jason Koutsoukis of the Age was closest to the mark yesterday in commenting on the Greens’ abysmal performance:

They were a flop in 2004, they were a flop yesterday and all indications are that the Greens will flop again at the ... federal election.

For Australia’s sake, I hope that that is the case. Sensible, practical environmentalism which includes a sustainable forest industry is what the Howard government has delivered to this nation and I encourage state governments to follow that lead.