Australian Greens

The Australian Greens is the national Greens party in Australia. It was formed as a coalition of the various state Greens parties, although the Greens (Western Australia) preserved a separate identity for some time. At the federal level there are four Greens in the Australian Senate (Senators Bob Brown, Kerry Nettle, Christine Milne and Rachel Siewert). There was one MP in the Australian House of Representatives (Michael Organ), who was elected at a by-election in 2002, but he lost his seat at the 2004 elections. The Australian Greens do not have a formal leadership, but Senator Brown of Tasmania is treated in the media as the party's leader.

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• The Australian Greens do not formally have a leader. Sen Bob Brown is the party's senior elected official and is treated by the media and public as its leader. He would be more accurately described as the parliamentary leader.