Former senator beats anti-Adani campaigner Ben Pennings to win 75% of party vote for the No 1 Queensland ticket spotLarissa Waters has cleared one more hurdle on her path to return to parliament, winning her party’s preselection for the No 1 Senate spot with three-quarters of the vote. After Andrew Bartlett (who took up the Queensland Senate seat as Waters was forced to step down when she discovered she was a dual citizen) announced he was making a bid for the lower house, Waters firmed up as the party favourite. Greens senator Andrew Bartlett to step down at next election Read moreBut Waters’ popularity helped carried her to sweeping victory for the Senate ticket spot, winning 75% of the party vote. Here’s why | Ben Oquist Read more“I’m genuinely happy Larissa gets the opportunity to represent Queenslanders again in the Senate,” he said. Queensland remains a focus of the party for the upcoming federal election, with the Greens hoping to leverage Labor’s split position on Adani to its advantage and win a much-coveted second Senate spot.

Source: The Guardian April 03, 2018 00:30 UTC