WATCH: Former Greens candidate Kay Nankervis explains shifting her support to the Labor Party ahead of the 2025 federal election.
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00:00You've been a Greens candidate before. Why are you wearing a Labour shirt today?
00:04Because it's so important that the Dutton opposition does not become a Dutton government.
00:11I think it's so important that the Albanese government is allowed to finish the job of rebuilding Medicare,
00:16of making sure that tax is fair and that tax is not being set to help the rich,
00:23that tax is equitable and deals with the policy changes we need to make to ensure that people can afford the cost of living.
00:32I have the greatest respect for the Greens and their policies and their fight for the environment
00:37and for asylum seekers over the last 20 plus years.
00:41I am standing and supporting the Labour government, specifically in the electorate of Calair,
00:48because I do believe the Albanese government has made a big start to making Australia better
00:54and healing the damage of the coalition government under Morrison.
01:00I stand for a rebuilt Medicare.
01:03I'm so behind the Albanese government's $8 billion being channelled back into Medicare
01:08to make going to the doctor cheaper and affordable.
01:13So that's why I've made the very difficult decision to hand out for the Labour Party this election,
01:19even though I've always been a supporter of Greens policies around environment, fairness and asylum seekers.
01:25But I think we need a Labour government so that any social changes that need to be made
01:30or social improvements or social supports can be made.
01:34I don't think they can be made under a coalition government ever.
01:43Thank you for listening.