The former Greens leader’s appointment as CEO of the Australian Conservation Foundation raised eyebrows – but for him, the mission remains the same
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Sometime in the months after his shock defeat at last May’s federal election Adam Bandt made a decision: his time in party politics was over.
Friends and colleagues had suggested the former Greens leader consider running for parliament again in 2028 – either returning to the lower house seat of Melbourne that he held for 15 years or putting up his hand for the Senate.