Innocent civilians who avoided conscription during Australia’s climate wars would have detected nothing memorable about a picture shared on the social media accounts of Anthony Albanese and Chris Bowen on 16 June.
But for veterans, it was a remarkable image. The picture featured a new prime minister and climate change minister in the cabinet suite holding Australia’s updated nationally determined contribution to be lodged with the United Nations. Australia’s new emissions reduction target for 2030 would be a 43% cut, not the 26-28% target submitted by the Morrison government.
