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> How is the government response (or lack off) affecting the debate around climate change in Australia? Denial of resources thanks to denial of debate in the p
by shakna 7y ago
> How is the government response (or lack off) affecting the debate around climate change in Australia?
Denial of resources thanks to denial of debate in the parliament.
> If I understand correctly, the current Australian government does not believe in human caused climate change but still enjoys domestic support from voters. Is that changing?
Not really. The governments strategy is currently to isolate and intimidate the concerned (scare campaigns, proposal of laws to outlaw "environmental protest terrorism"), whilst repeatedly telling the rest of the country: "we're fine", "we're doing our bit", "the problem doesn't exist" and "we can't survive without coal".
- NamTaf 7y agoTo expand on the parent's latter, said PM told kids, during the school climate strike, to stay in school and stop worrying about climate change. This is among many other statements over the course of his tenure: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/morrison-warns-against-needless-anxiety-after-thunberg-climate-speech-20190925-p52uma.html https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/morrison-warns-again... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/26/scott-morrison-tells-students-striking-over-climate-change-to-be-less-activist https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/26/scott-mo...