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Newly elected Greens leader Larissa Waters is promising a constructive approach to the next parliament.

This former lawyer and single mum wants the Greens to be a constructive force

With the Greens set to hold more power in the Senate, new leader Larissa Waters says Labor has no excuses: “We are here saying ‘we want to get work done for you’.”

  • Natassia Chrysanthos

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Newly elected Greens leader Larissa Waters in Melbourne on Thursday.

Larissa Waters to make the Greens’ progressive push from Paddington 

Queensland is still home to federal party leaders. No sooner had Peter Dutton left the Liberal scene, the Greens looked north for their own champion.

  • Cameron Atfield
Newly elected Greens leader Larissa Waters.

Greens new leader Larissa Waters, deputy Mehreen Faruqi double down on Gaza

Greens senator Larissa Waters has been elected as the new leader of the minor party, with Mehreen Faruqi remaining as deputy.

  • Olivia Ireland and Rachel Eddie
Larissa Waters, Mehreen Faruqi and Sarah Hanson-Young.

The Greens have no frontrunner to lead them. It might be a job-share

The minor party is weighing the option of a power-sharing leadership model after its devastating election losses.

  • Mike Foley and Olivia Ireland
Larissa Waters, Mehreen Faruqi and Sarah Hanson-Young.

‘It’s uncomfortable’: Greens in uncharted territory as leadership contenders jostle

Greens insiders said the party was bracing for its first genuinely competitive leadership ballot after the shock loss of Bandt’s seat of Melbourne.

  • Matthew Knott
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How the war between ‘watermelons’ and ‘tree-Tories’ brought down the Greens

Party veterans are calling for the Greens to ditch its “hyper-militant” style and return to its environmental roots after the shock loss of Adam Bandt’s seat.

  • Matthew Knott, Mike Foley and Michael Bachelard
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Greens Senator Larissa Waters said the renewed culture war had illustrated why the federal government needed to play a greater role in guaranteeing abortion access.

Abortion back on election agenda after Greens push Labor to improve access

An exclusive poll shows that voters across all parties want abortion laws left alone, after a messy political debate raised fears laws could be unwound.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Olivia Ireland
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Rowdy House: Most-ejected MPs in parliament make no apology

The data is revealed as frustration grows over delays to establishing a watchdog for policing more serious misconduct by MPs.

  • Olivia Ireland and Paul Sakkal

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