Political battle over climate change has raged for 25 years
The battles that remain intense in Australian politics today over how to deal with climate change began inside the Hawke government 25 years ago, just-released secret Cabinet papers have revealed.
The battles that remain intense in Australian politics today over how to deal with climate change began inside the Hawke government 25 years ago, just-released secret Cabinet papers have revealed.
Cabinet document from the years 1988 and 1989 – opened for public viewing for the first time at midnight on December 31 – include the first-ever submission on the climate change issue.
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