Green Waste
Johannes Leak
In 2010 Adam Bandt became the first member of the Greens to win a seat in the House of Representatives. In the 2022 federal election the Greens won four seats, their most ever in the lower house. After the 2025 election that number had been reduced to one and their leader, Bandt, had lost his own seat.
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