With the backing of leader Richard Di Natale,Greens members have been talking about changing the structure of process of its parliamentary leadership for years. This includes changing to a model of co-leadership - where there is a male and non-male leader - popular with other Greens parties around the world.
But progress on the issue has been slow,with former Greens senator Andrew Bartlett urging the party to "get on" with plans earlier this week. Other Greens explain progress has been hampered by the wide range of views on how the new system could work.
Some in the party think the current model - where MPs elect the leader - is working,but others want a mixed model like Labor where members and MPs have a vote,while others again want to hand the decision entirely over to members.
Party members have been consulted about the change in recent months,and had a private meeting about the issue on Saturday at their national conference. The party's national council will discuss how to structure the decision-making process at a meeting on Monday,with plans to have the matter settled by May next year.
Senator Di Natale was due to give amajor speech asking Greens members to embrace a Green New Deal on Saturday. But due to complications from recent knee surgery,he was unable to attend his party's conference.
Senator Di Natale wants the Greens to spend the next year consulting with party members and the community to develop a plan to tackle the"overlapping crises of climate destruction and economic inequality".