Q&A: Coalition and Labor accuse Richard Di Natale of being 'arrogant'

Labor's Terri Butler and the Coalition's Steve Ciobo turn on Greens leader after he describes their commitment to coalmines 'the great tragedy'

The commitment by both major parties to new coalmines that threaten the Great Barrier Reef was "the great tragedy" of Australian politics, Greens leader Richard Di Natale told the ABC's Q&A program on Monday.

Di Natale, who was forced to defend the role of his party from both Labor and Coalition rivals, who branded him "arrogant", linked fossil fuel donations to the two major parties to the economic woes now felt in regions like central Queensland.