Federal Greens Choose NSW Senator as Newest Leader
Shoebridge won the leadership after Waters quit for health reasons, while deputy leader Steph Hodgins-May will join him on a joint ticket.
- On Wednesday, New South Wales Senator David Shoebridge was elected leader of the Australian Greens, with Queensland Senator Steph Hodgins-May as deputy, replacing outgoing leader Larissa Waters.
- Senator Larissa Waters announced on Monday she would step back from leadership, revealing she had "been quietly managing chronic kidney disease" and needed a slower pace of life to focus on her health.
- Shoebridge defeated Mehreen Faruqi and Sarah Hanson-Young in a party room vote; the parliamentary party room ultimately decided the leadership despite calls for a grassroots member ballot.
- Faruqi expressed disappointment, saying "the party room chose another direction," and called on the new leadership to reform the selection process to ensure "one member, one vote" for future decisions.
- Vowing to "replace Labor," Shoebridge and Hodgins-May pledged to confront corporate power and address the climate crisis, planning to travel across Australia over the next 18 months.
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