Months after Lidia Thorpe left the party over her opposition to the Voice,the party is still deeply divided on the referendum.
Not everyone is pleased about Adam Bandt’s decision to finally cut a deal with Labor on housing. Even those within his own party.
Independent MPs Allegra Spender and Andrew Wilkie said Qantas was welcome to revoke their privileges. Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather refused membership.
The Greens will support Labor’s key housing bill after securing an extra $1 billion for social housing,but failing to freeze rents across the country.
They both hail from the Labor left,but Max Chandler-Mather is out to snare ALP votes for the Greens - and the housing crisis is fertile territory.
After doorknocking thousands of households,the Greens MP has a message for Canberra,and it’s one that is increasingly frustrating the federal government as it attempts to pass its $10 billion housing fund.
As the government prepares to reintroduce its $10 billion housing bill unchanged,the Greens’ housing spokesman,Max Chandler-Mather,says he’s ready to negotiate.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reserved the right to call an election any time from early next year if the Greens block Labor’s $10 billion housing bill a second time.
The feud between Labor and the Greens over housing exploded in Parliament last week and could define their relationship.