Ep 133: Senator Bob Brown on Science Policy for the 2010 Australian Election

In the tradition of UK newspapers, this blog/podcast has decided to throw its (rather small) weight behind a political party at each Australian federal election. And this time around, the decision is easy. The 2010 Australian federal election is the most vision-less election in which I have had the privilege of voting. Without going too much into my own political leanings, what sways me in a federal election are a party's social policies. And the only party with progresive social policy in this election is The Greens. They are the only party that may actually move us forward (to coin a popular phrase...) Tonight I attended a Greens function at which Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown spoke, and I was lucky enough to grab him for a few minutes to ask him about the science issues that may play a role in the upcoming election. In my opinion, Senator Brown is the most principled man in Australian politics.