Letter

In response to Go-ahead for new carbon bomb marks Australia as enemy of the region

Harrowing climate impacts of Labor's decisions

Julian Cribb is right to point the finger at Albanese’s Labor for the human and environmental toll that approving vast carbon pollution from projects like the North West Shelf gas terminal will cause.

From sea-level rise and extreme weather events, to water shortages from glacial melt and the rapid spread of vector-borne diseases, the predicted impact of Australia’s ongoing fossil fuel addiction is harrowing.

And our unwillingness to seize the opportunity to become a powerful electro-state is frustrating. With a thumping majority and support from other progressive politicians, Albanese has a chance to create a real legacy of climate action.

He just needs the courage to stand up to vested fossil fuel interests.

— Amy Hiller from Kew