For us farmers climate change is the headline to our lives, but McCormack's Nationals avert their gaze | Gabrielle Chan

The deputy prime minister and his party poke their own constituency in the eye in favour of inexplicable political prioritiesThere might be a place where "raving inner city lunatics" are the only people who are concerned about climate change but it is certainly not Michael McCormack's electorate of Riverina.Here in south-western New South Wales, the effects of climate change could not be more keenly felt, as we continue to manage for an extended fire season, as we continue to sell down stock and towns actively deal with water shortages and quality issues for drinking and irrigation. Continue reading...