Unlike many of our politicians, Andrew Bumpus takes the 'long view'

University of Melbourne's
Andrew Bumpus.

The “long view” is not something that could ever be equated with politics, particularly with present Australian politics.

The bid to repeal legislation requiring payment for carbon dioxide emissions is “short-termism” at its worst, but sadly it presently has currency in Australia and the Abbott-led coalition is profiteering from community-wide misunderstanding of what that legislative repeal really means.  

Fortunately, the senior lecturer of Environmental and Development at the University of Melbourne, Andrew Bumpus, does understand and has written about it on The Conversation in an article headed: “Carbon tax repeal raises long-term risks for Australian business”.