Like in any emergency, actions based on cooperation and facts, not vested interests and political dogma, get the best results, and earn the most respect from the electorate.

Australia's landscape is changing quickly; all credible science tells us there is little time left to transition away from fossil fuels towards a low carbon future. Our current system favours a handful of billionaire mine bosses.

Instead, an increasing majority of economists, business leaders, farmers, insurers and ordinary citizens want our massive renewables resources to benefit the whole community.

It is pointless investing millions in new roads, tree planting and tennis courts, while tens of billions of taxpayer dollars are still subsiding gas fracking and new coal mines.

It makes no sense talking about jobs, while ignoring our rolling stock and ship building industries, destroying farmland, underfunding TAFE and making it harder for parents to access childcare services.

It is ludicrous to talk about publicly funding new gas pipelines, when the green alternatives are cheaper, safer, and generate more skills, long-term power and jobs.

We face a challenging future; where is the political leadership?