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‘We just have to be defiant’: irrepressible environmentalist Bob Brown reflects on a life of activism

Hobart’s Theatre Royal was packed to the rafters on a chilly October evening when the irrepressible nature warrior Bob Brown launched his latest book Defiance.

The Conversation · Oct 22, 2025

Greens threaten Labor with preference power play

Minister Murray Watt's approval of the North West Shelf gas extension looms large over a Greens move to withhold preferences from the Labor party.

AAP · Oct 17, 2025

The Greens’ expulsion of a co-founder is unlikely to jeopardise the party’s future

As the fallout of the expulsion of Australian Greens co-founder Drew Hutton continues, Hutton and others have claimed the Greens have “lost their way” and are “in real trouble”.

The Conversation · Jul 29, 2025

The rise and fall of Adam Bandt: the Greens leader who embraced a different approach to politics

The outgoing member for Melbourne understood if the Greens genuinely want to be a party of government they have to win lower house seats

The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2025

Morning Mail: conclave picks a US pope, Bob Brown’s message to Greens, Sam Kerr welcomes Jagger

Robert Francis Prevost, 69, from Chicago is the first ever US pope and becomes Leo XIV; Bob Brown says party must resist ‘arrogant’ Labor

The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2025

Former Greens leaders urge party to stand up to Labor ‘arrogance’ as jockeying begins to replace Bandt

Richard Di Natale says party can regain lost seats, while Bob Brown and Christine Milne praise Adam Bandt’s leadership against ‘nasty misrepresentations’

The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2025

Grattan on Friday: Bitter struggle in Liberals for likely poisoned chalice, as Jacinta Price defects from Nationals

By late last week it was clear Labor would win the election, but it came as more of a surprise when Peter Dutton lost the Queensland seat of Dickson he’d held since 2001.

The Conversation · May 8, 2025

Dead Salmon Create Election Stink On Australian Island

On a tree-lined beach in Australia's rugged island state of Tasmania, locals discovered popcorn-sized bits of dead salmon washed up along the sand.

International Business Times · Apr 29, 2025

Record anti-salmon rally calls for major party sinking

More than 6000 people have rallied in opposition to salmon farming, with speakers including Bob Brown urging voters to ditch Labor and the Liberals.

AAP · Apr 27, 2025

It’s up to each of us to help save life on Earth – I love this challenge

Taking action against species extinction can be risky but it’s better than surrender

The Guardian - AU · Apr 8, 2025