Adios, Bob Brown Options

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http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/po...0413-1wxoz.html

Bob Brown resigns as Greens leader and Senator
April 13, 2012 - 11:50AM

Bob Brown has resigned as leader of the Australian Greens. He will also resign from the Senate.

Senator Brown made the shock announcement to his Greens Party colleagues this morning.

"I am sad to leave but happy to go. It is good knowing that the Greens have such a depth of talent and experience lined up for leadership - I could only dream about that a decade ago," Senator Brown said in a statement.

"It is prime time to hand over the reins."

Greens deputy leader Christine Milne has just tweeted that she had been elected as the new leader.

"I'm honoured & excited to have been elected leader," Senator Milne wrote.

Senator Brown has been a senator for 16 years. He has lead the Australian Greens since the party formed in 1992, seeing the party's vote grow to double figures.

Senator Brown is due to address the media in Canberra at midday.

Senator Brown said he had already called the Governor-General Quentin Bryce and Prime Minister Julia Gillard to tell them about his resignation.

"I look forward to fresh green pursuits including writing, photography, music, occasional talks, bushwalking, and getting out with [partner] Paul to see Miranda Gibson who has been perched for 120 days 60 metres high, in defence of a giant tree facing destruction in central Tasmania," Senator Brown said.

MORE TO COME

Will be interesting to see what direction the party will take without Brown at the helm.

[orinjuse]

Wonder why?

It's not easy being green.

Nice.

He wasn't all bad though, it's good to see a politician who sticks to his/her position. For all his/their faults, you always knew where the Greens stood on the majority of issues.

Yeah, like their policies or not, you can trust the Greens to try to do what they say they'll try to do, which you haven't been able to say about any other significant party in Australia for a long time. The Greens actually seem to give a shit about making Australia better, not just playing the politics game.