The Federal government’s recently released  National Climate Risk Assessment has been characterised as dire and catastrophic.

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To gain an objective insight into the report, Perth Today host Simon Beaumont consulted former government minister Alannah MacTiernan, who articulated a fundamental concern:

“The question is really and has always been, how much are we prepared to do now to protect our future generations?”

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