Enjoyed watching Bob Brown on Q&A last night. He really is a truly great Australian and political debate will be poorer for his absence. Bob Brown will no doubt continue in other ways.

I hope the Greens without Bob will continue to raise the elephants in the room where no other party will tread eg. on wage disparity, corporate and government accountability, mining tax, environmental protection and the like.

It really worries me watching the new Lib governments in QLD and NSW. Will it be open slather now for big business with little accountability. Looks like Newman is all ready to do away with any sort of environmental consideration. QLD will be the poorer for it in many years to come without a pristine barrier reef and kowtowing to the mining companies to wreck at will.

New governments but same question - where is the leadership and the long term vision? Will it be just another mate's parliament.