Climate change is a hot topic for Australian elections and all parties are racing to promise more
A photograph taken in Melbourne on May 7, 2019, shows placards outside a polling station for Labor Party candidate Jennifer Yang and Liberal Party candidate Gladys Liu who are standing in the May 18 election for the outer Melbourne electorate of Chisholm where one in five households speak either Mandarin or Cantonese.
The extraordinary period of political instability began around a decade ago, but that could change after Saturday's elections. The current conservative government, led by Scott Morrison, contends Australia is doing a pretty good job as is but the UN found "there has been no improvement in Australia's climate policy since 2017 and emission levels for 2030 are projected to be well above targets."
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