Some political leaders find their natural authority in a crisis - not Scott Morrison | Katharine Murphy

We are presented with a prime minister who knows the cost of inaction on climate change, but instead he talks only about the costs of action If you ever feel the need to view some live action footage of a prime minister, rammed, uncomfortably, in a metaphorical box, then chase up Scott Morrison's press conference from Thursday.Morrison evidently senses a palpable shift in the national mood, and the prime minister fronted the cameras at lunchtime to advise Australians caught up in the coastal exodus triggered by the bushfires to be patient. Continue reading...