New environmental leadership needed

Increasingly, articles, letters, TV and radio broadcasts on the environment surely demonstrate one thing: the need for new leadership that is strongly inspired by the need for environmental change.

Neither of the major parties qualify here although the woeful performance of the Howard Government stands out conspicuously.

The NSW Government's commitment to continued coal mining, particularly highlighted by Minister's Costa position, as well as the CFMEU's warning to ALP members against the anti-coal lobby, illustrates the problem on the other side.

Yes, this country badly needs new political leadership.

It is indeed a very urgent matter.

However, the electoral system blocks the entry of new players and the federal system blocks national decision-making.

Can we start talking about system change please?

Klaas Woldring Pearl Beach