Australian Labour party receives Green party backing

Australia’s Labour Party won the backing of a Greens party politician today in its bid to form the country’s first minority government in nearly seven decades, while other independents said they were close to deciding which party they would support.

Greens member Adam Bandt is the first of five politicians from outside the major parties to announce which side he will back following the August 21 elections, which ended with no party winning a majority.