Larissa Waters steps down as Greens leader due to health reasons

Greens leader Senator Larissa Waters has quit the party leadership in a surprise move due to ill health. Waters, who has been leader since former leader Adam Bandt was defeated at the 2025 election, is managing a “pre-existing kidney disease” that has “declined significantly” in recent months.

A Monday night statement said the prognosis for her recovery was “positive”, but she had decided the demands of the leadership, including extra travel, were incompatible with prioritising her health.

The Greens will determine “the next steps for the leadership this week”, the statement…

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