Sitting in his home in the Huon Valley south of Hobart, passionate environmental folk hero and former senator Dr Bob Brown reaches for a little painting he just bought at a local art show.
On a blue canvas background, the words ‘Hope Defies Reality’ resonated, and when he discovered it was painted by a 14-year-old girl, the man who has spent the past 50 years campaigning on environmental issues knew there was still work to be done in trying to save the planet.
