Christine Milne
Labor, the Coalition and the Greens debated climate policy last week and it became clear that the carbon price will have little impact on the economy.
Christine Milne has marked herself as the leader who will try to knit economics with environmental conservation. Her challenge will be to avoid splitting the Greens by doing so.
With Bob Brown's departure comes the opportunity for renewal and a new charismatic leader to emerge from within the Greens. In the meantime, Christine Milne can ably hold down the fort.
Some think he was an evil genius, others a fantastically talented politician, but a closer look at the events surrounding the Greens' recent successes show that Bob Brown just got lucky.
Bob Brown has been very successful in making the Greens a viable third force in Australian politics, so can they prosper without him?
Christine Milne assumes the leadership of the Greens following the shock resignation of Bob Brown – and she has some pretty big shoes to fill.
The passing of the Clean Energy Future package is a new beginning for the campaign for serious climate action. The challenge now is to build political will for ambitious, science-based action.
The Greens say renewable policies are under threat and take aim at the big three energy retailers. The Coalition delights at Labor’s presumed carbon wobbles. Is it 2009 repeated but in reverse?
Labor's federal budget fails to tell a consistent story, leaving heavy roadblocks on the road to a clean economy.