The public wants clean energy – but this is Australia, where the climate wars never die | Adam Morton
Voters have made their position clear but our politicians are still not talking about how we can change the way we live and work to ease the climate crisis
The last federal election was less than two years ago but the caravan moves on quickly. With politics dominated by cost-of-living concerns and daily distractions, it's easy to forget the central role that dissatisfaction with the Coalition's inaction and doublespeak on the climate crisis played in the result.
It wasn't the only factor, but an in-depth study found it was the biggest issue in driving voters away from the major parties to independents. It was the second biggest in motivating people who changed their vote to Labor. It stands to reason it was at least as important in the Greens increasing their support and seat count.
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