Greens leader Adam Bandt has called for a broad response to stamp out racism as he and a senator confirmed racism existed in their party.
Former Greens senator Lidia Thorpe, who quit the party this year, said on Sunday she planned to lodge a racism complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission after receiving legal advice.
"I've experienced racism all my life in every workplace, and the Greens were no different," she told the ABC.
Mr Bandt told reporters in Canberra on Tuesday his party had not received "any proceedings" from Senator Thorpe.
"Obviously, if that happens, we'll consider that and respond to that," he said.
The Melbourne-based MP said the Greens were anti-racist and fought racism wherever it occurred.
"There is institutional racism in Australia and no one is exempt from that," he said.
"I've spoken to First Nations MPs and MPs of colour, who told me that they experienced discrimination in society, including, frankly, within the Greens.
"This is something that we all have an obligation to stave off - no political party is immune."
Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi said she had experienced racism in every organisation in which she had worked.
"And, yes, I have experienced racism in the Greens," she told reporters.
"Racism is systemic in this country, and it has to be stamped out (and) eradicated at every single level, and that does include the Greens."
She said this was why she had advocated for the party to have an anti-racism portfolio.
