Australian Greens
Australian political party
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| 2024 | Taylor Vandijk (Qld.) and Jy Sandford (Vic.) became the national co-convenors. |
| March 2024 | The Greens announced they would introduce legislation seeking to break the dominance of Woolworths Group and Coles Group by forcing them to sell some of their operations. |
| 2023 | Lucy O'Connell-Doherty (ACT) and Taylor Vandijk (Qld.) began their term as national co-convenors. |
| 2023 | Australian Greens proposed the Legalising Cannabis Bill 2023, seeking to reform drug laws and treat cannabis use as a health issue rather than a criminal matter. |
| February 6 2023 | Victorian Greens senator Lidia Thorpe resigned from the Greens to become an independent senator, citing disagreements over the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament. |
| 2022 | Lucy O'Connell-Doherty (SA) and Eloise Mukasa (Qld.) started their term as national co-convenors. |
| 2022 | Stasi Kapetanos (SA) and Eloise Mukasa (Qld.) first served as national co-convenors. |
| 2022 | Under Adam Bandt's leadership, Australian Greens achieved their highest vote share of 12.25% and gained three additional crossbench seats. |
| 2022 | In the federal election, the Australian Greens achieved their most significant electoral representation to date, securing twelve senators and four members in the House of Representatives. |
| June 10 2022 | Adam Bandt was re-elected as federal leader of the Australian Greens by consensus during a party meeting, despite being absent due to COVID-19. At the same meeting, Mehreen Faruqi was elected as deputy leader, replacing Larissa Waters. |
| June 10 2022 | Multiple leadership positions were filled during the Australian Greens party meeting, including Larissa Waters as Leader in the Senate, Lidia Thorpe as Deputy Leader in the Senate, Sarah Hanson-Young as Manager of Greens Business in the Senate, Janet Rice as Party Room Chair, and Nick McKim as Senate Whip. |
| 2021 | Elizabeth Thompson (NSW) and Jasper Lees (Tas.) became national co-convenors. |
| 2020 | Lidia Thorpe begins her term as a senator from Victoria. |
| 2020 | Political scientist Todd Farrell analyzed Greens supporters, finding they have high levels of party identification and a consistent, durable vote, suggesting a political realignment in Australian politics. |
| 2020 | Emma Davidson and Rebecca Vassarotti became ministers in the ACT, expanding the Greens' ministerial representation. |
| May 2020 | As of this date, all seven office bearer positions in the Australian Greens are held by women, marking a significant milestone in the party's leadership representation. |
| February 4 2020 | Larissa Waters was re-elected as co-deputy leader, with Nick McKim joining her in the role after a contest that also included Mehreen Faruqi. |
| February 4 2020 | Adam Bandt was elected unopposed as the new leader of the Australian Greens, becoming the first Greens member from the House of Representatives to lead the party. |
| February 3 2020 | Richard Di Natale announced his resignation as federal leader of the Australian Greens and his plan to retire from federal parliament. |
| 2019 | Imogen Lindenberg (Qld.) and Josie Mira (Qld.) started their term as national co-convenors. |
| 2019 | Julian Burnside AO QC was a candidate for the federal seat of Kooyong in the federal election |
| 2019 | Jason Ball was a candidate for Higgins in the federal election |
| 2019 | Continued on crossbench with shared balance of power, receiving 10.2% of votes. |
| 2019 | Ian McAllister conducted an analysis of class voting patterns, identifying distinctive characteristics of Greens voters, such as high cultural capital but asset poverty. |
| 2019 | At the federal election, the Greens received a primary vote of 10.4% in the House of Representatives and retained the Melbourne electorate with Adam Bandt winning 71.8% two-party preferred vote. |
| 2018 | Ashley Sutherland (Vic.) and Mark Clayton (Qld.) began their term as national co-convenors. |
| 2017 | Axeris Sondyre (NSW) and Robyn Lewis (Tas.) became national co-convenors. |
| 2017 | Andrew Bartlett becomes a senator. |
| 2017 | Senators Scott Ludlam and Larissa Waters were forced to resign during the Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis due to dual citizenship (Ludlam with New Zealand, Waters with Canada). |
| 2016 | Richard Di Natale led the Australian Greens to 10.23% of votes, continuing their crossbench representation. |
| 2015 | Harriet de Kok (SA) and Sophie Jamieson (Vic.) started their term as national co-convenors. |
| 2015 | Robert Simms becomes a senator from South Australia. |
| May 6 2015 | Richard Di Natale revealed his candidacy for the leadership of the Australian Greens following Milne's resignation. |
| May 6 2015 | Richard Di Natale was elected leader of the Australian Greens unopposed, becoming the first leader from a state other than Tasmania. |
| May 6 2015 | Scott Ludlam and Larissa Waters were elected as co-deputy leaders of the Australian Greens after Adam Bandt declined to seek re-election to the deputy leadership. |
| May 6 2015 | Christine Milne announced her resignation as leader of the Australian Greens via Twitter, triggering a leadership change process. |
| 2014 | Erin Moroney (NSW) and Eliza Scarpellino (NSW) became national co-convenors. |
| 2014 | Janet Rice begins her term as a senator from Victoria. |
| 2013 | Significant update to the Terms of Reference, adopting an organized office bearer structure for the branch. |
| 2013 | James Searle (Vic.) and Sam Dixon (NSW) began their term as national co-convenors. |
| 2013 | Under Christine Milne's leadership, Australian Greens received 8.65% of votes and maintained crossbench status. |
| 2012 | Shane Rattenbury became a minister in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), representing the Greens in a ministerial role. |
| April 13 2012 | Bob Brown announced his retirement from politics, ending his leadership of the Australian Greens party. |
| April 13 2012 | Adam Bandt was elected as the deputy leader of the Australian Greens, defeating Sarah Hanson-Young in a contest for the position. |
| April 13 2012 | Christine Milne was elected unopposed as the new leader of the Australian Greens, succeeding Bob Brown. |
| 2011 | The Australian Young Greens first ratified their Terms of Reference, establishing their initial organizational governance structure. |
| 2011 | Lee Rhiannon becomes a senator from New South Wales. |
| 2011 | Richard Di Natale begins his term as a senator from Victoria. |
| 2010 | Brian Walters SC was a candidate for the state seat of Melbourne in the Victorian election |
| 2010 | Increased to 4 seats and achieved sole balance of power on the crossbench, with 13.1% of votes. |
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