I think that's the President (or something) of East Timor he is posing with. I have no idea who Brown's boyfriend is...guess he is keeping the home fires burning in the old wood stove in Tasmania. (Wood for which, I hate to remind Mr Brown, one has to cut down trees!)
Good to hear about politics in your region.
Timor..... right you are. I would move to Taz in a split second if I had one million dollars