Tag Archives: Greg Hunt

As the government fiddles, the planet burns

Posted on 30 August 2016 by Peter Boyer

The Paris option of a 1.5C warming limit is ambitious beyond words, yet it’s looking more and more like the only sensible objective. Eight months ago Australia supported a global effort to hold global warming to “well below 2C”, and … Continue reading →

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Josh Frydenberg’s steep learning curve

Posted on 2 August 2016 by Peter Boyer

There’s an awful lot of misinformation about climate change sloshing around government ranks. “I feel as if my work is done,” said Greg Hunt last month on leaving the climate policy role that over nearly nine years, in opposition and … Continue reading →

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Move to sack leading scientist will shock scientific world

Posted on 17 May 2016 by Peter Boyer

Malcolm Turnbull’s failure to intervene in the CSIRO crisis will cost Australia dearly. The demand by CSIRO management that its leading sea-level scientist, John Church, explain why he shouldn’t be sacked is as unbelievable as it is outrageous. On an … Continue reading →

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