Instead of making us forget the bushfires, evidence suggests coronavirus will make us more conscious of the need for change. The urgent response to the pandemic makes political arguments against climate action less credible.

Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe.

Background reading:

Bushfire hearings spotlight climate change in The Saturday Paper

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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