Mason, Colin

Colin Mason, a former foreign correspondent, broadcaster and SEATO adviser to the Thai government, was a senator in the Australian Federal Parliament for nine years, as deputy leader of the Australian Democrats. He served on the Senate Standing Committee for Science and Environment, a Select Committee on the effects of Agent Orange on Australian servicemen, and the first delegation of the Australian Parliament to China, and initiated the private member's bill that lead to the salvation of the pristine Franklin River in Tasmania. He has published 12 books including the internationally bestselli...