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Federal politics live: Greens senator 'disappointed' by leadership ballot, calls for member vote

Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi says she is disappointed by the result of the party's leadership ballot, following the election of David Shoebridge as leader.

Earlier, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese flagged the mid-year budget update in December would include measures to tackle the cost of living. 

Queensland treasurer David Janetzki also used his address to renew his calls for an overhaul to the GST-carve up.

The current settings were criticised in an interim report from the Productivity Commission (PC), calling a sweetheart deal to boost Western Australia's share a "costly mistake".

Anthony Albanese responded to the report by ruling out changes to the arrangement while he is prime minister.

Mehreen Faruqi turns on Greens after losing leadership contest

Senator Mehreen Faruqi has cried foul after losing the Greens leadership election to David Shoebridge, demanding an immediate change to the voting system.

Senator Mehreen Faruqi has cried foul after losing the Greens leadership election to David Shoebridge, demanding an immediate change to the voting system.

The Australian Greens elected NSW Senator David Shoebridge as their new leader on Wednesday, replacing Larissa Waters who stepped down due to health issues.

Ms Faruqi lost the leadership ballot to Mr Shoebridge in a 7-4 vote of the 11-member partyroom.

She condemned the system on social media later on Wednesday, demanding reform to the leadership election process.

David Shoebridge says ‘we’re here to replace Labor’ in first remarks after being elected new Greens leader

Shoebridge, a senator from New South Wales and former upper house state MP, won the role over Mehreen Faruqi and Sarah Hanson-Young

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David Shoebridge has declared he wants the Greens to replace Labor and has accused the government of creating the circumstances for One Nation’s rise in his first remarks after being elected the Greens’ federal leader.

The party’s 10 senators and lone MP met to decide the new leadership team during a pre-planned two-day retreat in Sydney, after the shock resignation of Larissa Waters on Monday due to ill health.

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