Can the Greens beat Labor? – Back to Back Barries podcast

<p><strong>Barrie Cassidy</strong> and <strong>Sean Kelly</strong> (filling in for Tony Barry) discuss the Greens leadership change this week. Senator David Shoebridge defeated two women to take out the top job in a rare contested ballot. So what direction will he take the progressive party and can they ‘replace’ Labor as he claims?</p><p></p><p>Also in this episode: what did the prime minister say at George Megalogenis’ Melbourne book launch that surprised both of these former political advisers?</p><p></p><p>And as we draw ever nearer to the Victorian election, what do the polls reveal about how it could all play out?</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/30/david-shoebridge-greens-leadership-steph-hodgins-may-retreat-larissa-waters">David Shoebridge says ‘we’re here to replace Labor’ in first remarks after being elected new Greens leader</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/30/im-up-for-a-red-hot-fight-polarising-new-greens-leader-david-shoebridge-is-taking-on-the-top-1-and-one-nation">A ‘huge ego’ but effective: who is David Shoebridge, the polarising new Greens leader taking on One Nation?</a></p></li></ul> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2026/oct/03/can-the-greens-beat-labor-back-to-back-barries-podcast">Continue reading...</a>