David Shoebridge elected new Greens leader after pledging to ‘replace’ Labor

Shoebridge, a senator from New South Wales and former upper house state MP, won the role over Mehreen Faruqi and Sarah Hanson-Young Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastDavid Shoebridge has been named the new federal leader of the Greens, with Steph Hodgins-May as his deputy, Guardian Australia understands.The Greens will make a formal announcement in Sydney shortly. Continue reading...