I spend my time writing about the economy, but the climate data hits me right in the gut

(the-guardian-blog, 28 Jul 2016) I love my graphs and get carried away by data, but if the world keeps warming like this, talking about GDP and housing affordability will all be rather quaint.

L ast week it was announced that June was the warmest June on record – making it the 14th consecutive month of a record being set. It comes at a time our government and many in the media remain wilfully resistant to efforts to combat climate change, and at a time when the data should worry everyone.

One of the best things about the election result has been the cabinet reshuffle, which has seen Greg Hunt no longer the minister for the environment.

I once called him the emptiest suit in the history of Australian politics, and maybe that was wrong because given how he exited the role, perhaps a better descriptor is the biggest troll in Australian politics.

On leaving the job Hunt, told reporters that “I feel as if my work is done.”

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the-guardian-blog, 28 Jul 2016: I spend my time writing about the economy, but the climate data hits me right in the gut