PM says the Greens have ‘lost their way’ after Cox defection

The Greens have been accused of “losing their way” after senator Dorinda Cox defected to Labor in the aftermath of the party’s tough election result, AAP reports.

The prime minister said her values had become more aligned with those of his government, and noted the Greens had previously voted against Labor’s legislation to boost housing supply and had drifted from its environmental foundations to other issues.

“We know that the Greens have lost their way,” Albanese told ABC radio earlier today, adding:

I think having to sit in the Senate while the Greens blocked funding for public housing would grate against anyone who regards themselves as progressive.

The Guardian