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Solid and safe: why the Greens chose Shoebridge

David Shoebridge won the Greens' first-ever contested federal leadership ballot and promises a more adversarial and prosecutorial path for the party.

AAP · Oct 2

A ‘huge ego’ but effective: who is David Shoebridge, the polarising new Greens leader taking on One Nation?

The 55-year-old senator is renowned for his sharp brain but he divides opinion and could face opposition from the party’s grassroots

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30

Amid rising support for right-wing minor parties, can David Shoebridge reinvigorate the Greens?

New South Wales Senator David Shoebridge was elected Leader of the Australian Greens at a party room meeting organised prior to Senator Larissa Waters’ announcement that she was stepping down from the party leadership owing to health issues. Victorian Senator Steph Hodgkins-May was elected deputy leader, with whom Shoebridge ran…

The Conversation · Sep 30

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New Greens leader David Shoebridge declares Greens ‘here to replace’ Labor

New Greens leader David Shoebridge targeted Labor with a strong attack after the party on Wednesday chose him to succeed Larissa Waters, who this week resigned from the position because of ill health.

The Conversation · Sep 30

David Shoebridge says ‘we’re here to replace Labor’ in first remarks after being elected new Greens leader

Shoebridge, a senator from New South Wales and former upper house state MP, won the role over Mehreen Faruqi and Sarah Hanson-Young

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30

Greens issue call to arms as leadership loser hits out

A rallying call from the new leader of the Greens has been tempered by unrest from the losing candidate and former deputy over the voting process.

AAP · Sep 29

From One Nation to fossil fuels, Adam Bandt and Bob Brown reveal vision for Greens ahead of leadership showdown

Senior Greens figures say Larissa Waters’ successor must stop Labor approving fossil fuel projects ‘by whatever means’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 29

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Push to allow party members a vote for Greens leader

Allowing party members, not just those in parliament, a say in who becomes Greens leader will lead to success at the ballot box, a former MP says.

AAP · Sep 29

Sarah Hanson-Young and Mehreen Faruqi announce Greens leadership tilt after Larissa Waters’ shock resignation

New leader expected to be chosen imminently, with David Shoebridge, Faruqi and Hanson-Young among frontrunners

The Guardian - AU · Sep 29

Morning Mail: Larissa Waters quits as Greens leader; Sydney datacentre scrapped; and SpaceX rocket blasts off

Ill health forces resignation with leadership ballot set for next week; Reserve Bank expected to hike again today

The Guardian - AU · Sep 28

Australia investigating reports of human rights activist detained in Vietnam – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Sep 28

Larissa Waters steps down as Greens leader due to health reasons

Greens leader Senator Larissa Waters has quit the party leadership in a surprise move due to ill health. Waters, who has been leader since former leader Adam Bandt was defeated at the 2025 election, is managing a “pre-existing kidney disease” that has “declined significantly” in recent months.

The Conversation · Sep 28

Larissa Waters steps down as Greens leader due to ill health

Ballot for new leader expected next week after Waters quits to manage pre-existing kidney disease that has ‘declined significantly’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 28

Greens leader suddenly quits after health 'downturn'

Larissa Waters has suddenly stepped down as leader of the federal Greens, revealing she has been managing a kidney disease which has recently deteriorated.

AAP · Sep 28

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AAP · Sep 10

'Crossroads moment': Greens at odds over carbon scheme

Polluters will be able to use carbon credits from existing native forests after Labor won support for a new accounting method, creating a rift among the Greens.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 10

Contentious koala park plan to go ahead as three Greens senators cross the floor

Party backed plan to allow big industry to use a new koala national park in NSW to offset its climate pollution, but three senators dissented

The Conversation · Sep 3

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sarah Hanson-Young on why progressives need to ‘take on’ One Nation

First elected to parliament in 2007 at the age of 25, Sarah Hanson-Young is now the Greens’ longest serving federal politician.

The Guardian - AU · Jul 11

As One Nation surges in the polls, why are the Greens being left behind?

Experts believe ‘Greens voters and One Nation voters have similar concerns’ and the party must capitalise on the emerging anti-establishment mood

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 23

Afternoon Update: Labor and Greens reach tax deal; Karl Stefanovic embraces far-right activist; and World Cup’s biggest stars shine

The Greens have agreed a deal to support the Albanese government’s negative gearing and capital gains tax changes

The Guardian - AU · Jun 23

Labor reaches deal with the Greens to pass changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing reforms

Minor party says it has also negotiated an extension to the inquiry into controversial changes to the NDIS

AAP · Jun 13

The curious case of the missing Greens voters

Unlike Mamdani in the US or Polanski in the UK, the Australian Greens have failed to convert rising disaffection with the major parties into electoral success.

AAP · May 13

Labor faces parliament challenge to budget tax reform

The treasurer will need to get the Greens or the coalition on board in order to make sweeping changes in his fifth budget a reality.

The Guardian - AU · May 13

Coalition vows to repeal Labor’s ‘toxic’ negative gearing and capital gains tax budget changes

Opposition leader Angus Taylor and shadow treasurer Tim Wilson say future Coalition government would reinstate generous rules for property investors

AAP · May 11

'Need to do more': Labor to lift lid on housing reform

Australians are under financial pressure and the government cannot "just sit back", the prime minister says, as his treasurer prepares to hand down the budget.

AAP · May 6

Gas tax hopes flicker as reservation scheme revealed

Big gas companies will need to inject more LNG into the Australian market under a plan aimed at bringing down prices and shoring up supply.

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