Labor hasn't delivered on more effective nature laws. It's not just embarrassing, it's calamitous | Tim Winton

As Ningaloo reef bleaches and an election looms, we must hold to account those who stand in the way of our safety - the small cohort profiting from fossil fuels, and the politicians who protect themLate last spring, I was part of an expedition to Scott Reef, a magnificent coral atoll nearly 300 kilometres off the Kimberley coast. And while it was a privilege to be in such a remote and wonderful place, watching rare and endemic sea life drifting past, the moment I tipped from the boat in my mask and fins, I knew something was wrong.The water was too hot. Not tropical warm, but uncomfortably hot. Continue reading...