‘Paris’ is burning consensus on Australia’s local weather insurance policies – and that’s how Peter Dutton desires it | Karen Middleton

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‘Paris’ is burning consensus on Australia’s local weather insurance policies – and that’s how Peter Dutton desires it | Karen Middleton

The Coalition leader wants to portray action on emissions and the cost of living as incompatible, and thinks he has the focus group evidence that it will work

When politicians talk about staying in Paris, some people think of climate change and the international pact to save the planet from a diabolical temperature rise. Many, though, likely imagine the Eiffel Tower or the upcoming Olympics, expensive hotels, fancy food or fashion – maybe even pollies’ snouts in the trough.

When Peter Dutton mentions Paris, he’s speaking to both groups but mostly the second, those not focused on what the Paris agreement is or why it matters.

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