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The ever-Greens

They survived the departure of Bob Brown. But will anybody care that Christine Milne has gone?

9 May 2015

9:00 AM

9 May 2015

9:00 AM

Christine Milne has resigned, and it’s breathtaking how little anybody seems to care. You can’t help but compare her departure to the one we gave Bob Brown; the jubilation of his foes, the weeping and gnashing of teeth by his supporters.

Even though most of them would never have voted for him, Australians quite liked Bob Brown.

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