Met Peter Garrett today. I was invited to an afternoon tea in my capacity as a member of the Moreton Bay Discovery Centre Steering Committee.

I briefly chatted to him after the event and admitted that I ran for The Greens in Bonner at the last election and then wished him luck for his internal caucusing at Labor National Conference. He didn’t seem too pleased or welcoming of the remark, but I meant it in all sincerity.

I was a bit upset because he wouldn’t shake my hand. Maybe it was because someone was taking a photo of us. Oh well, doesn’t matter. Not my problem. However, I am a constituent like everyone else and if anyone is representing my voice in the lower house in Canberra, he’s probably the closest there is.

Maybe he heard about the release I wrote that described him as ‘sad’ and a ‘Labor Party lackie’. I doubt it though. I doubt that made it to Canberra, as much as it would’ve been nice.

Thank god for the 4 Greens senators who TRULY represent my voice. Here’s hoping for at least 6…