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Greens elect David Shoebridge leader in contested vote

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  • Greens elected hard-left senator David Shoebridge as leader in a rare contested ballot.
  • Outgoing leader Larissa Waters resigned for health reasons, prompting the leadership change.
  • Shoebridge pledged to tax war-profit gas exports and curb US tech-billionaire AI data centres.
  • Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called Shoebridge’s vow to replace Labor concerning.
  • The Greens lost three lower-house seats, including Adam Bandt, and a review said they failed to differentiate from Labor.