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Robert James Brown (born 27 December 1944) is an Australian former politician, medical doctor and environmentalist. He was a senator and the parliamentary leader of the Australian Greens.
Bob Brown (born December 27, 1944, Oberon, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian politician who served as a member of the Australian Senate (1996–2012) and as leader of the Australian Greens (2005–12).
When Bob left the Senate in 2012, he founded Bob Brown Foundation to continue a lifetime of campaigning to protect the natural world. Bob is an acclaimed photographer and author of books including Lake Pedder, Wild Rivers, The Greens, Memo for a Saner World, Earth, In Balfour St and Optimism.
Apr 21, 2023 · Bob Brown was the first openly gay member of the Australian Parliament as well as the first openly gay leader of an Australian political party. For 50 years, he’s also been a pivotal figure in environmental and human rights activism in Australia.
- Jordan Hirst
Jun 3, 2024 · Bob Brown was the first openly gay member of the Australian Parliament as well as the first openly gay leader of an Australian political party. For 50 years, he’s also been a pivotal figure in environmental and human rights activism in Australia.
- Jordan Hirst
Aug 24, 2020 · Starting with his campaign against the damming of the Franklin River, Brown has had a huge impact on the place of the environment in Australian political debate.
Apr 13, 2012 · In a political career that began in 1983, Bob Brown has been the ubiquitous face of green politics in Australia. He took his first seat in the Tasmanian parliament on countback after the ...
