Drew Hutton claims dozens of “good environmentalists” expelled over stance on transgender rights

But she admitted she had not read the documents that underpinned Hutton’s expulsion, saying she was busy with work in Canberra, advancing the Greens’ policy priorities. “I haven’t read the documentation because here I am in parliament,” Waters said.

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The Greens’ party platform features a section on sexually and gender diverse people that reads “LGBTIQA+ people in Australia deserve to live safe, respected and valued lives, free from discrimination and hate … equality is non-negotiable”.

Hutton said that a “fairly authoritarian, and aggressive, and unlikable element” within the Greens was pushing out dozens of “good environmentalists” – many of whom were women – over their stance on trans issues.

“I’ve been contacted by 40 former members of the Greens. Now, about half of them have been expelled and the other half have been forced out by being subjected to massive complaints. They’ve weaponised the complaints’ system, this faction; this cult, that I call them, has taken over all the key committees in the party, including the disciplinary committees,” Hutton said.