Greens chose man over woman of colour for leadership despite equality stance
The Greens elected David Shoebridge as leader. He won over deputy leader Mehreen Faruqi. This broke the party's stated commitment to equality.
The Australian Greens promote gender equality and zero tolerance for bullying. The Australian Greens elected David Shoebridge as leader.
David Shoebridge won over Mehreen Faruqi, the party's deputy leader. The party held a party room vote to replace stepping down leader Larissa Waters.
Most federal Greens leaders have been white men. These include Bob Brown, Richard Di Natale and Adam Bandt.
No dark-skinned member has ever reached the top role. The party kept allegations of a senator's misconduct towards women out of public view for a decade.
It has also faced multiple workplace bullying complaints. A pattern emerges across organisations.
Some champion justice in public. But they struggle to apply those same principles inside their own walls.
- Bob Brown, Richard Di Natale, Adam Bandt
- Previous federal leaders
- 10 years
- Senator misconduct allegations kept
- Never
- Dark-skinned leaders reaching top role
Why it mattersWhen organisations preach values but fail to live by them, their trust weakens. Real change becomes harder to achieve.
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