‘Complete inertia’: We need a clear environment plan
Climate change absorbs everyone’s attention but this week’s State of the Environment report is a reminder not enough is being done about the extinction crisis.
It’s often said that governments, particularly new ones, have a surprisingly limited budget of political capital and managerial bandwidth.
Prime ministers and cabinets have to pick battles carefully, weighing up their own short-term electoral survival against the longer-term national interest. At best, it means the number of big ideas and changes they can tolerate is in the low single digits.
Jacob GreberSenior correspondentJacob Greber was The Australian Financial Review’s senior political correspondent. Connect with Jacob on Twitter. Email Jacob at jgreber@afr.com
