The Greens have elected a new leader – Queensland senator Larissa Waters – as the party seeks to move on from its disappointing election results. With all party leaders are now in place and almost every seat decided the new parliament is starting to take shape.
00:00Through autumnal shades of red and yellow emerges the new leader of the Greens.
00:09I am just so thrilled to have had the support of my colleagues.
00:14Larissa Waters, a Queensland Senator, environmental lawyer and proud feminist,
00:19replaces Adam Bandt who lost his seat.
00:22The new leader notably putting climate change and nature on top of her list of priorities.
00:28People elected us to get shit done and that's what we intend to do in the service of people and the planet.
00:34Whittled down to just one lower house seat, it's in the Senate where the Greens will wield their influence.
00:40It is really exciting that for the first time we have two women at the helm of the Greens' ship.
00:47Larissa Waters is the Greens' consensus candidate, selected by her colleagues unopposed.
00:52She's flagging a more constructive approach in the next parliament and placing a greater emphasis on the environment.
00:58But like the new Liberal leader, she leads a team with very different views on what direction the party should take.
01:06Susan Lee today met with Nationals leader David Littleproud to start thrashing out their coalition agreement.
01:12We will take the time to get it right with policies.
01:16Having held their ground at the election, the Nationals are demanding a greater say.
01:21Labor's resounding success hasn't come without its own complications.
01:25We have gone through obviously what is difficult processes.
01:31Richard Miles, a senior right faction figure, quizzed on his role in the axing of Mark Dreyfus and Ed Husic from the front bench and this characterisation.
01:41They expect to see a statesman, not a factional assassin.
01:45Mr Miles rejecting that.
01:47These are collective processes but also very much acknowledge the contribution that Ed Husic has made and for that matter that Mark Dreyfus has made.
01:56The acting Prime Minister in the car to prove it, hoping to leave the ugliness behind.
