To create a republic we have to become aware of and correct our broken ways.
Stubborn, ego-centred politicians cannot but stand in the way.
Scientists, quite some time ago, predicted these changes that we are now experiencing in our weather patterns.
Prolonged drought periods, higher temperatures, stronger winds, could produce potentially calamitous conditions in a bushfire prone country, we were told.
But our government pressed on with outdated agendas and continued to advocate for domestic use of coal and the export of coal.
Now we have our first climate change refugees within our own country being ferried to safety by Navy ships. Defence personnel and equipment have been deployed to defend and protect communities from uncontrollable fires.
Let this be an awakening in national consciousness.
It was the people who voted in this government which had an economic agenda that was not aligned with reality.
Let the people wake up to reality. That all the money in the world cannot insulate anyone from climate change devastation. It will reach out and touch you wherever you are.
