Labor learned ‘all the wrong lessons’ from election defeat, Richard Di Natale says

Greens leader says ALP will lose again if it retreats from climate action, and coal workers deserve 'honest conversation' about transition from fossil fuels

Greens leader Richard Di Natale says Labor has learned "all the wrong lessons" from its election defeat, warning that a retreat from action on climate change will see it lose the next election.

Ahead of a new parliamentary inquiry into future employment for regional areas that begins hearings on Tuesday, Di Natale said neither major party had been prepared to have an "honest conversation" with workers in the coal industry who would be affected by the transition away from fossil fuels.