This speech was delivered on the lawns of Parliament House, Canberra, 4th February 2020, at the People's Climate Assembly Rally.
It was inspired by the weekend prior, when I had traveled to Kangaroo Valley to see the destruction wrought by the bushfires. I have no words to convey the pain and trauma of witnessing the endless miles of apparent wasteland. There is a pain deep in my heart and an anger not yet processed.
Read MoreAt my grandfather’s memorial I paid tribute to his legacy as an environmental leader. I celebrated his role in ensuring that Antarctica, the last great wilderness on earth, remains a place dedicated to peace and to science. It is a great honour and privilege to announce this week that I continue in his footsteps in accepting a position on the Board of the Antarctic Science Foundation, a research fund purely dedicated to Antarctic based science.
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