Max Chandler-Mather says Greens can use ‘progressive populism’ to win voters deserting major parties for One Nation

The new head of the Greens Institute will organise thousands of volunteers for a major survey of economic and social life around Australia

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Max Chandler-Mather says the Greens can use “progressive economic populism” to win over Australians deserting the major parties for One Nation as the firebrand former MP accused the political class of thumbing its nose at the concerns of everyday voters.

Chandler-Mather has been named the new executive director of the party’s internal thinktank, The Greens Institute, charged with closing capacity gaps exposed at the federal election. One of the Greens’ highest profile losses at the 2025 poll, Chandler-Mather and the former leader Adam Bandt were both defeated by Labor candidates in shock results.