Recently though, our State Governments have discussed instigating a carbon trading scheme - the details are still to be decided - and that's an encouraging sign.

You don't want to spend your life explaining yourself.

What generally happens in this county is that our politicians don't serve us well because they don't tell the truth, and they don't keep their promises.

Climate change is such a huge issue that it requires strong, concerted, consistent and enduring action by governments.

There is job growth in renewables, there is job growth in energy efficiency and there is job growth in developing innovative industries and technologies to successfully meet the challenge of climate change.

I haven't chosen to make an issue of faith.

Well I'm not convinced that expanding uranium mining is in the best interests of the country and the best interests of its environment.