备受瞩目的绿党参议员莎拉·汉森-杨（Sarah Hanson-Young）已确认将竞选该党党魁。在拉丽莎·沃特斯（Larissa Waters）突然辞职后，汉森-杨承诺将带领绿党向工党和“单一民族党”发起挑战。作为该党任职时间最长的联邦议员，汉森-杨周二在社交媒体上证实，在悉尼为期两天的党内闭门会议召开前，她正在与同事商讨竞选党魁事宜，新任领导人将在会议期间选出。
High-profile Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has confirmed she will run for the party’s leadership, promising to bring the fight to Labor and One Nation after Larissa Waters’ shock resignation The party’s longest-serving federal MP, Hanson-Young confirmed on social media she was discussing a tilt at the leadership with colleagues on Tuesday, ahead of a two-day party retreat in Sydney, when the new leader will be chosen.
“我正在与同事商讨帮助绿党的最佳方式，并已请求他们支持我成为下一任领导人，”她在声明中表示。
“I am speaking with my colleagues about the best way to help the Greens and have asked for their support to be the next leader,” she said in a statement.
“民众理应得到比工党和自由党的失败政策与软弱借口，以及宝琳·汉森（Pauline Hanson）的‘单一民族党’所兜售的仇恨更好的待遇。”
“People deserve better than the failed policies and weak excuses from the Labor and Liberal parties and the hate peddling from Pauline Hanson’s One Nation.
“我们的社区和环境正受到不公正体制的重创，人们需要的是能为他们而战的政治家。”
“Our communities and environment are being hammered by a rigged system and they want politicians that will fight for them.
“我将竭尽全力去战斗。” 澳大利亚突发新闻注册 党内消息人士称，沃特斯周一透露，由于自去年5月当选党魁以来健康状况显著恶化，她将辞去领导职务以专注于肾脏疾病的治疗，这一消息令绿党议员们感到措手不及。
“I will fight with everything I’ve got.”Sign up for the Breaking News Australia Party sources said Greens MPs were blindsided on Monday when Waters revealed she would quit the leadership to focus on treatment for kidney disease, after her health had declined significantly since being elected leader in May last year.
目前党魁职位的热门人选包括副党魁梅琳·法鲁奇（Mehreen Faruqi）、国防事务发言人戴维·舒布里奇（David Shoebridge）以及汉森-杨。绿党财政事务发言人尼克·麦金（Nick McKim）也可能参与角逐。汉森-杨此前曾寻求担任党魁，但遭到了同事的拒绝。
Frontrunners for the top job include deputy leader, Mehreen Faruqi, defence spokesperson, David Shoebridge, and Hanson-Young The Greens Treasury spokesperson, Nick McKim, could also contest the leadership. Hanson-Young has previously sought the party’s leadership but been rebuffed by colleagues.
所有职位都将宣布空缺，党内可能会进行协商以避免在11人的议会党团中进行投票。在沃特斯辞职前，绿党原定举行闭门会议讨论政策和战略，预计领导权问题最迟将于周四解决。舒布里奇周二拒绝就其是否可能竞选党魁置评。
All positions will be declared vacant and negotiations could be held to avoid a ballot in the 11-person party room. A retreat to discuss policy and strategy had been planned before Waters quit, with the leadership question expected to be resolved by Thursday at the latest. Shoebridge refused to comment on a possible tilt at the leadership on Tuesday.
他称赞了沃特斯的勇气，并呼吁绿党继续作为“进步选民的首选政党”。
He praised Waters for her bravery and called for the Greens to remain the “progressive party of choice”.
“我在这里并不是为了对任何领导人选进行评判或排除某些人选，”他说，“这应该由党的内部会议来决定。”法鲁基（Faruqui）的发言人表示，这位新南威尔士州的参议员正在考虑自己的选择。
“I’m not here to rule anything in or anything out in terms of leadership,” he said. “That will be a matter … that the party room makes a decision on.”A spokesperson for Faruqui said the New South Wales senator was considering her options.
据《卫报澳大利亚》（Guardian Australia）报道，谈判中还可能涉及副领导人的候选人选，包括维多利亚州的斯蒂芬·霍奇金斯-梅（Steph Hodgins-May）和昆士兰州的佩妮·奥尔曼-佩恩（Penny Allman-Payne）。
Guardian Australia has been told negotiations could also include possible candidates for the deputy leadership, including Victorian Steph Hodgins-May and Queenslander Penny Allman-Payne.
新任领导人将面临巨大压力：她需要采取更为强硬的立场来领导该党。目前，人们普遍认为沃特斯（Waters）较为温和的领导风格阻碍了该党利用选民对工党和联盟党（Coalition）的不满情绪来扩大自己的影响力。
The new leader will come under pressure to bring a more forceful approach to the job, amid frustrations that Waters’ more moderate style has stopped the party from exploiting a move by voters away from Labor and the Coalition.
亚当·班特（Adam Bandt），以及前议员马克斯·钱德勒-马瑟（Max Chandler-Mather）和斯蒂芬·贝茨（Stephen Bates）都在2025年的选举中失去了议席；如今，“一个国家党”（One Nation）已经取代了绿党（Green Party），成为联邦政坛中的第三大政党。
Adam Bandt, and former MPs Max Chandler-Mather and Stephen Bates all lost their seats at the 2025 election, and One Nation has replaced the Greens as the third major force in federal politics.
在给党成员的一封信中，沃特斯表示，她很遗憾因病“缩短了自己的领导任期”。她提到了自己在环境立法谈判以及应对邦迪海滩恐怖袭击事件方面的成功表现。
In a letter to party members, Waters said she was sad that illness had “cut my time as leader short”. She talked up success in negotiations with Labor on environmental laws and the response to the Bondi beach terror attack.
“但我们的绿党运动非常重要，我希望将领导权交给一个准备好继续为这一事业奋斗的人，”她说。
“But our Greens movement is too important, and I want to pass the torch over to someone who is ready to take up the fight,” she said.
“在政治格局不断变化的情况下，我们是唯一一个在民意调查中始终保持并扩大支持率的政党（即便面对右翼势力的崛起）。”沃特斯将在返回参议院之前休病假。
“In the face of shifting political sands ever since, we have been the only party to hold – and grow – our support in the polls against the rightwing surge.”Waters will take medical leave before returning to the Senate.
澳大利亚总理安东尼·阿尔巴内塞（Anthony Albanese）对沃特斯表示了祝福，并称赞了她在参议院谈判中的建设性态度。
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, wished Waters well, and praised her constructive approach on Senate negotiations.
“我与她通话时，她正准备去做进一步的健康检查。我祝愿她一切顺利，”他说。
“When I spoke to her, she was going off to see further health checks today. And I wish her well,” he said.
“这是一个领导职位，对于一个小政党来说，意味着需要频繁出差并承受巨大压力……她已经无法继续担任这一职务了。但她仍打算留在参议院。”
“This is a job, and a leadership position for a minor party means a lot of travel and a lot of pressure … she wasn’t in a position to be able to do that job going forward. But she intends to stay in the Senate.”