Adam Bandt
Whip it good: ‘Devo’ Bandt exits, but who will be the new Lord or Lady of the Crossbench?
Adam Bandt’s election loss leaves the crossbench in need of a new whip.
- Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
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Whips and wisecracks: Who will be the new Lord of the Crossbench?
Adam Bandt’s election loss has thrust some surprise names into consideration for the round ’em up role.
- Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
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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- Australia votes
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
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
- Editorial
- Australia votes
Labor’s factions never fail to rain on a parade
As far as political hits go, Sunday’s blast by Ed Husic struck its target with the precision of a heat-seeking missile.
- The Herald's View
Greens leave: After 15 years, how Bandt and his party won, and lost, in Melbourne
So confident were the Greens of retaining Melbourne that they barely door-knocked in the seat, as they had their focus elsewhere. Instead, a “perfect storm” has cost the Greens their party leader.
- Michael Bachelard and Clay Lucas
Federal election results 2025 as it happened: Parliament to sit in July; New ministers emerge as PM vows to ‘deliver a better nation’; Libs, Nats face duelling leadership battles; Price silent on deputy tilt
Follow live as we bring you the latest on vote counting and post-election developments around the nation.
- Cassandra Morgan, Riley Walter and Josefine Ganko
‘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
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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