Two more councillors have quit the Victorian Greens – and up to five more are tipped to soon follow suit – as a broader internal dispute threatens to split the party.
Two Greens councillors have quit the party and publicly criticised the leadership of the Victorian branch over alleged governance failures and claims it had pursued a politics of surveillance, disinformation and intimidation, as a broader internal rift threatens to split the membership.
Addressing Monash council on Tuesday night, de Silva and Fergeus slammed the Victorian Greens, accusing the party of governance failures and fostering a culture in which members have faced abuse and harassment. de Silva – a postdoctoral fellow with the Melbourne Law School – said the party she joined no longer existed.
Fergeus – who has been a member of the Victorian Greens for 20 years and ran as a Greens candidate at three state and federal elections – said the party had “precious little humility, introspection or generosity of spirit”. The Greens had been leading the way on many issues at a local level including climate action, LGBTQ and trans inclusion and more affordable housing, the spokesperson said.
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