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

Source: The Guardian 2 hours ago

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

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David Shoebridge has declared he wants the Greens to replace Labor and has accused the government of creating the circumstances for One Nation’s rise in his first remarks after being elected the Greens’ federal leader.

The party’s 10 senators and lone MP met to decide the new leadership team during a pre-planned two-day retreat in Sydney, after the shock resignation of Larissa Waters on Monday due to ill health.

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

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