Tag: Richard Di Natale

The new Greens leader's challenge will be to manage from the lower house what is essentially a Senate party.

The shock resignation comes as former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce announced he would challenge Nationals leader Michael McCormack if there was a move for a leadership spill at Tuesday’s party meeting.

A Labor government would probably have to negotiate with the Greens to get its climate policy through the Senate.

“A plebiscite will be harmful, it’ll be divisive, it’ll be expensive and we should never put questions of human rights to an opinion poll," Senator Di Natale said.

The Australian Greens have a new leader following Senator Milne’s shock resignation.