No love lost where Bob Brown is concerned,

"Bob Brown says Lee Rhiannon could be expelled from the Greens after bitter split

Rogue Greens senator Lee Rhiannon could soon be expelled from the party after all nine of her federal colleagues made a formal complaint about her conduct during recent school funding negotiations.
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As tensions escalate inside the crossbench party, former leader Bob Brown said action against the NSW senator would be unprecedented but "warranted", confirming she could be censured or kicked out of the party under rules he helped devise.>

'On yer bike! Don't slam the door on your way out'.

Does anyone know of anything this highly paid politician has ever produced that could be of practical benefit to anyone?

Well, she eats so maybe some gardener....

According to Sky News, Saturday 24th June 2017,
all members of the Greens Federal Parliamentary
Party including leader Senator Richard Di Natale have
signed a formal complaint against Senator Lee Rhiannon.
They sent a letter to the Greens National Council
accusing Senator Rhiannon of attempting to derail them
over the Gonski schools funding negotiations after she
distributed a leaflet against the deal.

The material was dropped in letter boxes in Sydney's
inner-west last week as the Turnbull government finalised
its negotiations on the overhaul of school funding.

Senator Rhiannon did this without informing the Party Room
at a time when the Party was considering its position on
school funding. The material clearly had the potential
to damage negotiations about securing billions of dollars
of additional funding for under funded public schools.

Sky News further tells us that the Party Room is to meet
"shortly to discuss the matter."

Senator Rhiannon's actions make no sense. The Gonski 2.0
package will ensure under funded schools reach funding
targets in six years instead of ten - an amendment Labor
and the Greens supported last Thursday night.

The government has thrown an extra $5 billion into the plan
to win over the crossbench, taking the package to $23.5 billion
over the next decade.

Why on earth would Senator Rhiannon go against her Party and
against additional funding for under funded public schools.

It doesn't make sense. The members of the Greens Federal
Parliament and their leader, are definitely doing the
right thing in dealing with the Senator's very unwise action.

Richard Di Natale is the best that has happened to the Greens in a long time.

There should be recognition I believe that a leader does not have inexhaustible reserves. As well, the mental energy and time wasted dealing with an internal ginger group must eventually cause a leader to figure he/she is better off doing something constructive elsewhere instead of pushing uphill all of the time.

Richard Di Natale has other options in life he could easily take up instead. The Greens should be doing their very best to keep him. That means he must get some change, some runs on the board in setting a new direction for the Greens.

I'd like to see some elements leave the Greens leave the party forever and take their bile and bad vibes with them.

Rhiannon and her NSW stirrers are the dismal wreckers of a well-forgotten yesterday.

There needs to be more choice for electors. The Parliament is lacking politicians who have commitment and are practical.

leoj,

I agree with you. There definitely are some elements within
the Greens that should be removed from the party. Senator
Lee Rhiannon is a major one. As the Australian Financial
Review points out - she is a rogue Senator and not a team
player. The Financial Review states that "By not telling
the Party what she was doing in taking a position counter
to the Party Room Senator Rhiannon has broken party rules.
A Senator can act according to their conscience, but must
inform colleagues first."

Senator Rhiannon did not have the courtesy to do that.

The link explains further:

http://www.afr.com/news/greens-rogue-senator-lee-rhiannon-risks-expulsion-as-civil-war-worsens-20170625-gwy76x

Foxy,

I, for one, am not the least bit surprised.