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Bob Brown on his latest environmental battle, and a critique of Labor

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Bob Brown on his latest environmental battle, and a critique of Labor

Since his retirement from parliament in 2012, Bob Brown has remained an activist on environmental causes - from campaigning against the Adani coal mine to fighting the threat to Tasmania’s Tarkine forest.

Brown was leader when after the 2010 election the Greens helped Julia Gillard retain government by entering an agreement with her. A key...

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