In Byron Bay, where the median house price is $2.8 million, the Greens won 54 per cent of the first-preference vote. The minor party had a vote in the forties in rich suburbs with $3 million houses.
Nimbin, a northern NSW town with a Hemp Embassy, turned on the Greens - with a 19 per cent swing against them. This occurred as the Greens won Byron Bay and inner-city booths.
For Karey Patterson, the lingering memory of the February floods that devastated Australia's east coast was wondering how long he could hold his daughter's head above water as the torrent consumed their…
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