Lowy Lecture Series: The opportunity the G20 presents for Australia - Senator Christine Milne

Senator Christine Milne will discuss her thoughts on the G20 agenda during Australia’s chairmanship.

Christine Milne, Senator for Tasmania and Leader of the Australian Greens, is one of Australia's most experienced and respected environmental and community activists, with a career spanning 30 years.

Christine was elected to the Tasmanian parliament in 1989, and became the first woman to lead a political party in Tasmania in 1993. She was elected to the Senate in 2004, and elected Deputy Leader of the Greens by her colleagues in 2008 and Leader in 2012.

Christine's global reputation was recognised when she was appointed a United Nations Global 500 Laureate and elected Global Vice-President of the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) from 2005-08.