Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says Senator Lidia Thorpe’s resignation from the Greens to become an independent has “changed” the game for the government.

“It’s the first Greens defection – we’ve had Greens in the Senate since 1996, and this is the first time it’s ever happened,” he told Sky News host Peta Credlin.

“So that’s pretty extraordinary I think in itself if you look at the history of minor parties in this place.

“But very interesting from her… if she’s so against the Greens, she was elected as a Green, why doesn’t she quit the parliament, it’s not like the House of Representatives by-election situation.”

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