We look at the latest BOM data, and consider the implications in the context of the current politicisation of climate change and bush fires debate.
With the help of an article from the Conversation, we examine some of the underlying issues.
Category: Politics
Wanted – The Sensible Centre!
A free form discussion with journalist Tarric Brooker, in which we look at the latest developments in politics, economics and media.
Tarric Brooker, uses the handle @AvidCommentator on Twitter.
Australia Is Committing Climate Suicide – Richard Flanagan
We look at a New York Times opinion piece from Novelist Richard Flanagan, who draws a parallel between Australia now, and what happened to the USSR after the Chernobyl disaster.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/03/opinion/australia-fires-climate-change.html
Richard Flanagan won the Man Booker Prize for “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” and is the author, most recently, of the novel “First Person.”
The Man Of Titanium And The Lunatics In The Asylum”
I discuss the intersection between politics, economics and housing with journalist Tarric Brooker, who uses the handle @AvidCommentator on Twitter.
Given the current political ideology, are we likely to see any change of trajectory given some of the issues we are facing into? Will the surplus remain sacrosanct?