{"id":"a645754c-21a0-4113-afb4-008eac178923","url":"https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/larissa-waters-quits-as-greens-leader-due-to-illness-20260928-p61178.html","domain":"smh.com.au","outlet":{"name":"The Sydney Morning Herald","country":"AU","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Larissa Waters quits as Greens leader due to illness","plainHeadline":"Greens leader Larissa Waters resigns because of illness","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Greens leader Larissa Waters resigns due to illness after 15 months in charge.","A secret ballot will be held this week to elect a new leader.","Waters cites chronic kidney disease and a downturn in health as reasons.","She plans to return to the Senate after medical leave, not creating a vacancy.","The Greens have faced leadership turmoil and reduced electoral gains in recent elections."],"topics":["Politics","Environment","Health"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T10:30:51.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-28T10:42:42.895Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/9bed7aa3-e8a1-43ee-b86d-c5726f74f830","storyId":"9bed7aa3-e8a1-43ee-b86d-c5726f74f830","image":"https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.2132%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/b124fb7b15dfe11f5f97abac74819e299ca9b52f","author":"Paul Sakkal","dek":"The party will hold a secret ballot of its MPs later this week to elect a new leader."}