'Party of Whitlam'? Greens leader Larissa Waters has a plan to pull Labor to the left
In an interview with Capital Brief, the successor to Adam Bandt said she will not rubber stamp Labor policies, but will support a progressive agenda.
New Greens leader Larissa Waters has committed to supporting the Albanese government if it chooses to pursue progressive reforms, declaring that this Parliament will demonstrate whether Labor remains “the party of Whitlam”.
Labor’s unprecedented majority has many progressives, including within its own ranks, urging it to spend its political capital on a bold agenda.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was quick to temper calls to go further, declaring his "ambitious" government had a mandate to deliver the platform it took to the election.
In an interview with Capital Brief, Waters said the Greens won’t simply “tick and flick anything Labor bowls up” but will hand them the power to pass a progressive agenda.
