The Coalition is spinning a lie that climate action is economically bad. How are they getting away with it? | Zoe Daniel

In this post-truth environment, the interests of coal and gas are somehow able to win the hearts and minds of votersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDuring the last parliament I negotiated an amendment to the Climate Change Act to lock in Australia's carbon emissions target as a floor - not a ceiling.I did it to promote government ambition to exceed the target and, having covered the first Trump administration's withdrawal from the Paris agreement, to provide a legislative buffer against backsliding by a future Australian government. Continue reading...