Overview

• Dorinda Cox officially defected from the Greens to the Labor Party on June 2 in a joint Perth press conference with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
• She said she lost confidence in the Greens’ capacity to advance her priorities following internal disputes and an unsuccessful deputy leadership bid.
• Her departure reduces the Greens’ Senate numbers to 10 and lifts Labor’s to 29, but the government still relies on crossbench support to pass legislation.
• Labor’s national executive reviewed bullying allegations against Cox and deemed them resolved; the Greens removed her profile from their website minutes after her announcement.
• Greens leader Larissa Waters, informed just 90 minutes before the press conference, expressed disappointment and unveiled a new portfolio realignment to guide the party’s rebuild.