Real life security and contentment come not from putting a gun in the cupboard, but from taking a role in the world's future.

So far as we know, Earth is the only planet which supports life, and it is the only planet on which we can survive. Our bodies and our minds are fashioned by it. Our hearts resonate with it. There will be little joy for the human spirit if we destroy the natural fabric of Earth with nothing left to do but go shopping. When we imagine the world a century from now, when we look our great grandchildren in the eye and see them smiling back at us because they know we cared for them, we smile too!

Globally the Greens have arisen like a spontaneous combustion, a reaction to the narrow-minded state-backed exploitation of resources and wealth for a few at the expense of the many.

I didn't want to be a shock absorber; I wanted to deliver the shock.

I have never met a person in whom I did not see myself reflected.

One-time Guinness World Record holder for Yo-Yo endurance.

Australia must prioritise education spending. It is not a question of whether or not we have the money, it is a question of how we choose to spend it.