Defending nature with Bob Brown
Protecting Australia’s incredible natural environment from bad policy, spurred on corporate interests and a hostile media, can sometimes feel like an impossible task. But sometimes, people power wins out.
On this episode of Follow the Money, former head of the Australian Greens Bob Brown joins Ebony Bennett to discuss the irreplaceable beauty of Australia’s natural environment, the current government’s efforts to change our nature laws, and his latest book, Defiance: Stories from Nature and Its Defenders.
This episode was recorded live on Friday 31 October as part of our Australia’s Biggest Book Club webinar series. Join the Book Club to find out about our upcoming webinars with authors.
Aiming Higher: Universities and Australia’s future by Professor George Williams is available now via Australia Institute Press.
Guest: Bob Brown, environmentalist, author and former head of the Australian Greens
Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebonybennett
Show notes:
Defiance: Stories from Nature and Its Defenders by Bob Brown, Black Inc. (September 2025)
This shocking deal is a gross betrayal of millions of voters by Ebony Bennett, The Canberra Times (October 2025)
The fight to save Murujuga, the Australia Institute (June 2025)
North West Shelf final approval a climate, economic and energy security disaster, the Australia Institute (September 2025)
Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions
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