[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f2jn48wqbm2jmo":3},{"_id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"kind":8,"cards":9,"tags":58,"categories":60,"source":62,"lang":65,"author":66,"audioState":69,"stats":70,"publishedAt":73,"renderer":74},"6abb4fc7ca21c797c7e9c10d","sarah-hanson-young-announces-greens-leadership-tilt-after-mp-3ebf6b5d","Sarah Hanson-Young announces Greens leadership tilt after MPs blindsided by Larissa Waters’ shock resignation","New leader expected to be chosen imminently, with Mehreen Faruqi, David Shoebridge and Hanson-Young among frontrunners","news",[10,13,18,23,28,33,38,43,48,53],{"headline":11,"body":7,"imageUrl":12,"sourceImageUrl":12},"Sarah Hanson-Young announces Greens leadership tilt after MPs blindsided by…","https:\u002F\u002Fi.guim.co.uk\u002Fimg\u002Fmedia\u002F943f632c141cfdd85c165f8cf46aecc7a58c5391\u002F2306_1510_3398_2720\u002Fmaster\u002F3398.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=d2daa725f89b58babeac300043445524",{"headline":14,"body":15,"imageUrl":16,"images":17},"High-profile Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has confirmed she","High-profile Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has confirmed she will run for the party’s leadership, promising to bring the fight to Labor and One Nation after Larissa Waters’ shock resignation.","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fsarah-hanson-young-announces-greens-leadership-tilt-after-mp-3ebf6b5d\u002F1.webp",{"local":16},{"headline":19,"body":20,"imageUrl":21,"images":22},"The party’s longest-serving federal MP, Hanson-Young confirmed on","The party’s longest-serving federal MP, Hanson-Young confirmed on social media she was discussing a tilt at the leadership with colleagues on Tuesday, ahead of a two-day party retreat in Sydney, when the new leader will be chosen.","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fsarah-hanson-young-announces-greens-leadership-tilt-after-mp-3ebf6b5d\u002F2.webp",{"local":21},{"headline":24,"body":25,"imageUrl":26,"images":27},"“I am speaking with my colleagues about the","“I am speaking with my colleagues about the best way to help the Greens and have asked for their support to be the next leader,” she said in a statement.","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fsarah-hanson-young-announces-greens-leadership-tilt-after-mp-3ebf6b5d\u002F3.webp",{"local":26},{"headline":29,"body":30,"imageUrl":31,"images":32},"“People deserve better than the failed policies and","“People deserve better than the failed policies and weak excuses from the Labor and Liberal parties and the hate peddling from Pauline Hanson’s One Nation.","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fsarah-hanson-young-announces-greens-leadership-tilt-after-mp-3ebf6b5d\u002F4.webp",{"local":31},{"headline":34,"body":35,"imageUrl":36,"images":37},"“Our communities and environment are being hammered by","“Our communities and environment are being hammered by a rigged system and they want politicians that will fight for them. “I will fight with everything I’ve got.”","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fsarah-hanson-young-announces-greens-leadership-tilt-after-mp-3ebf6b5d\u002F5.webp",{"local":36},{"headline":39,"body":40,"imageUrl":41,"images":42},"Party sources said Greens MPs were blindsided on","Party sources said Greens MPs were blindsided on Monday when Waters revealed she would quit the leadership to focus on treatment for kidney disease, after her health had declined significantly since being elected leader in May last year.","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fsarah-hanson-young-announces-greens-leadership-tilt-after-mp-3ebf6b5d\u002F6.webp",{"local":41},{"headline":44,"body":45,"imageUrl":46,"images":47},"Frontrunners for the top job include the deputy","Frontrunners for the top job include the deputy leader, Mehreen Faruqi, the defence spokesperson, David Shoebridge, and Hanson-Young. The Greens Treasury spokesperson, Nick McKim, could also contest the leadership. Hanson-Young has previously sought the party’s leadership but been rebuffed by colleagues.","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fsarah-hanson-young-announces-greens-leadership-tilt-after-mp-3ebf6b5d\u002F7.webp",{"local":46},{"headline":49,"body":50,"imageUrl":51,"images":52},"All positions will be declared vacant and negotiations","All positions will be declared vacant and negotiations could be held to avoid a ballot in the 11-person party room. A retreat to discuss policy and strategy had been planned before Waters quit, with the leadership question expected to be resolved by Thursday at the latest. Shoebridge refused to comment on a possible tilt at the leadership on Tuesday. He praised Waters for her bravery and called for the Greens to remain the “progressive party of choice”.","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fsarah-hanson-young-announces-greens-leadership-tilt-after-mp-3ebf6b5d\u002F8.webp",{"local":51},{"headline":54,"body":55,"imageUrl":56,"images":57},"“I’m not here to rule anything in or","“I’m not here to rule anything in or anything out in terms of leadership,” he said. “That will be a matter … that the party room makes a decision on.” A spokesperson for Faruqui said the New South Wales senator was considering her options. after newsletter promotion","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fsarah-hanson-young-announces-greens-leadership-tilt-after-mp-3ebf6b5d\u002F9.webp",{"local":56},[59],"politics",[61],"World & Politics",{"name":63,"url":64},"Guardian World","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Faustralia-news\u002F2026\u002Fsep\u002F29\u002Flarissa-waters-resignation-greens-leadership-contenders","en",{"handle":67,"displayName":68},"spots","Spots","queued",{"views":71,"likes":72,"saves":72,"shares":72,"completions":72,"opens":72,"skips":72,"depthSum":72},3,0,"2026-09-29T05:42:31.532Z","local"]