The climate change narrative fails to address the primary issues for quiet Australians suffering due to the twin impacts of the bushfires and the coronavirus, according to Assistant Editor at The West Australian Jenna Clarke.
She said people are focused on short term wins and the economic fallout from the coronavirus while Labor and the Greens continue to focus on climate change.
This was made clear at the Eden-Monaro by-election where both Labor and the Greens experienced swings against them while the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party enjoyed some success at the polls, she told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. “They are the people who are on the ground … and really listening to the quiet Australians,” she said. Image: Getty
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