Richard Di Natale: Labor should come to negotiating table on climate policy

Greens leader has some clear expectations of Bill Shorten, particularly on climate change and blocking the Adani coalmine

Recently, the Greens leader, Richard Di Natale, made a private overture to the Labor leader, Bill Shorten, a contact reflecting his view that Shorten, in the absence of "one hell of an upset", will be prime minister on 18 May.

In the event Di Natale's working supposition is correct, and Shorten goes on to win the campaign, the Greens are Labor's mostly likely dance partners in the Senate for a range of progressive reforms the ALP is taking to the contest, particularly climate change, which was the focus of the recent overture.