The Australian Greens, commonly referred to simply as the Greens, are a confederation of green state and territory political parties in Australia. As of the 2022 federal election, the Greens are the third largest political party in Australia by vote and the fourth-largest by elected representation. The leader of the party is Adam Bandt, with Mehreen Faruqi serving as deputy leader. Larissa Waters currently holds the role of Senate leader.
Sydney Greens in the 1980s, the first political party in Australia to use the label Green
Bob Brown lays out the Greens' climate change policies in the lead-up to the 2007 federal election
All Greens members in federal parliament following the 2022 election
Australian Young Greens logo
A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as environmentalism and social justice.
In 1979, Daniel Brélaz became the world's first green member of a national parliament (in Switzerland).
Indulis Emsis of the Latvian Green Party became Prime Minister of Latvia in 2004, and the world's first green head of government.
Raimonds Vējonis, President of Latvia
Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Austria
