Ken Henry, Frances Adamson lament politicians' inaction on climate change

Harley Dennett
Updated December 19 2022 - 2:48pm, first published 5:30am
Future generations have been harmed by political opportunism, says former Treasury boss Dr Ken Henry. Picture ANU
Future generations have been harmed by political opportunism, says former Treasury boss Dr Ken Henry. Picture ANU

Former Treasury secretary Ken Henry says most parliamentarians are ill-equipped to understand their role in a capitalist democracy in scathing comments about climate change inaction.

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Harley Dennett

Harley Dennett

Public Service Editor

Former federal politics bureau chief for the Canberra Times, via a career that's taken me from rural Victoria to Washington DC. Telling the stories of my local LGBTI community brought me to political journalism, where I've covered eight budgets, four national elections in two countries, Defence, public service and international governance.

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