I've always thought, and it gets tested at times, that I have a great faith in the fundamental goodness of human beings.

There's a presumption that somehow you calculate beforehand whether something is going to be good politically or not. I simply don't.

In securing the future of the planet, we secure happiness for ourselves. One of the aims of the Greens is to turn around the tide of pessimism amongst the young people of the world.

I will be Green until the day I die, if not for a long time after.

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.

I've always thought, and it gets tested at times, that I have a great faith in the fundamental goodness of human beings.

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