The biggest issue in australain politics before the Federal Election was supposed to be "old growth forests ". Not so after the election . Finally the press are taking the real experts and the moderates seriously and recognising that the greens don't know what they are doing . Following the greens around is an exercise in frustration for practical politicians . Will the victorian State goverenmnet learn the lesson before they lock up western Victoria or will they fall into line on the meery go round risking their future and credibility in the longer term.