Sarah Hanson-Young 'doesn't understand' dumping from Greens immigration portfolio

South Australian Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has criticised the move by Greens leader Richard Di Natale to dump her from the high profile immigration portfolio.

On Thursday, Senator Hanson-Young was demoted to the trade portfolio after nine years as the Greens immigration spokeswoman.

Tasmanian Senator Nick McKimm, a relative newcomer who entered the Senate last year, was given the immigration portfolio in a Greens reshuffle.

"I don't agree with it, I don't accept it," she told AM.

In her first interview since being forced to change roles, Senator Hanson-Young said she was "incredibly sad" to move from an area she had put her "heart and soul into".

Senator Hanson-Young argued against losing immigration, but failed to convince Senator Di Natale.

"I fought very hard," Senator Hanson-Young said.

"I don't really understand Richard's decision, but I have to accept it's the decision of the leader.

"I'm ready to roll-up my sleeves and get stuck into the new portfolios that I have been given."

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Unfortunately, there are a lot of thing Hanson Young doesn't understand

John Smith wrote on Aug 27^th, 2016 at 8:21am:



I don't 'fink', that sarah 'fought' hard enough to understand why she is considered as useless.


But I understand that pollies do get very upset when they are kicked off the gravy train and have to do something other than fly first class.