During the election campaign, the Greens say they knocked on 90,000 doors in Kevin Rudd's old seat of Griffith in Brisbane, a drive replicated in other key seats across the city too.
On Saturday, it all paid off, with the party securing the best result in its history.
Its success will change the dynamics of our parliamentary system, particularly in the Senate, where Labor already has a bitter history of negotiating with them on environmental policies.
Today, ABC 7.30's Queensland reporter, Peter McCutcheon, on how the Greens plan to translate their success into climate action.
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Peter McCutcheon, Queensland reporter, ABC TV 7.30