Bob Brown aiming for major party status

Bob Brown says he believes his Greens party will one day replace Labor as one of Australia's mainstream political parties.

Bob Brown

The prediction came as the Greens leader celebrates 25 years as a parliamentarian.

The Greens hold the balance of power in both houses of parliament for the first time, with a record 10 MPs.

Senator Brown has told The Weekend Australian newspaper that he envisages a much broader political future than the passage of the carbon and mining taxes in coming months.

He says the Greens are now in a similar position to what the Labor Party was 100 years ago.