The best way to Dutton-proof climate legislation is to get it into parliament and get it passed | Katharine Murphy

Labor, the Greens and the teals should be focusing on widening the footprint of support for climate action, rather than preserving product differentiationGet our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcastOver the past decade or so, there have been times when I've felt more like a war correspondent than a political one. And ahead of the opening of the new parliament on Tuesday, Peter Dutton is certainly not signalling an armistice.Dutton has locked the Liberal party into voting against Labor's 43% emissions reduction target because he thinks he can continue to weaponise medium-term climate action against a new government, at a time when inflation is running hot and interest rates are rising.Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading...