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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Krishani Dhanji, Tom McIlroy and Josh Butler

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

David Shoebridge speaks to media
David Shoebridge speaks to media after being elected new leader of the Australian Greens, replacing Larissa Waters. Steph Hodgins-May was elected deputy leader. Photograph: George Chan/AAP

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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