Climate change mood rising in Canberra

Colin Bettles
Updated November 29 2016 - 6:53pm, first published 2:43pm
Farmers for Climate Action in Canberra. Beef cattle farmer Glenn Morris, of Inverell in NSW (back left); Dairy farmer Karrinjeet Singh-Mahil, of Crossley in Victoria; Liverpool Plains beef cattle farmer Derek Blomfield; Peter Holding, a mixed crop and sheep farmer from Harden in NSW (front left); dairy farmer Greg Dennis, of Beaudesert in Queensland; and merino wool and grains farmer Christie Kingston of Goomalling in WA and baby Robbie Rose.
Farmers for Climate Action in Canberra. Beef cattle farmer Glenn Morris, of Inverell in NSW (back left); Dairy farmer Karrinjeet Singh-Mahil, of Crossley in Victoria; Liverpool Plains beef cattle farmer Derek Blomfield; Peter Holding, a mixed crop and sheep farmer from Harden in NSW (front left); dairy farmer Greg Dennis, of Beaudesert in Queensland; and merino wool and grains farmer Christie Kingston of Goomalling in WA and baby Robbie Rose.

CLIMATE change remains a hot political topic but the science and need for policy action is more openly accepted in federal parliament than the general public may realise, a delegation of Australian farmers say.

Colin Bettles

Colin Bettles

Canberra Bureau Chief

Has been the Canberra Bureau Chief for Fairfax Agricultural Media since 2010 - survived the hung parliament - former media manager at Western Australian Cricket Association now covering national agricultural and rural issues in federal politics.

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