Key facts
- Larissa Waters has resigned as leader of the Australian Greens due to kidney disease.
- Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has confirmed she will run for the party's leadership.
- The Greens party room will meet for two days to choose a new leader.
- Waters cited declining health and the demands of leadership as reasons for her resignation.
- Hanson-Young stated she will fight for people against "failed policies" of major parties and "hate peddling" from One Nation.
The Australian Greens are entering a leadership contest following the unexpected resignation of Senator Larissa Waters due to declining health. Waters announced her decision to step down as leader to focus on managing a pre-existing kidney disease, stating that the demands of leadership were incompatible with prioritizing her health.