CANBERRA OBSERVED Climate change: deadly … to political leaders*

It is extraordinary to think that Malcolm Turnbull lost the leadership of the Liberal Party not once but twice over climate change policy, first as opposition leader and then as Prime Minister.

His successor, Scott Morrison, has not surprisingly adopted a cautious approach, threatening to apply a “big stick” to recalcitrant energy companies found to be ripping off consumers, but also standing by international commitments to reduce emissions previously made by Tony Abbott that will c…

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