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A recent decision by the New South Wales state government is a crack in the wall of Australian climate inaction. On this episode of Follow the Money, Leanne Minshull and Rod Campbell join Glenn Connley to discuss dodgy carbon credits, the Great Koala National Park in New South Wales, the federal government’s upcoming review of the Safeguard Mechanism, and the demise of Climate Active. This episode was recorded Tuesday 4 August. More Fool Me: How the gas industry tricked Australia (https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/more-fool-me-vantage-point-issue-6) by Richard Denniss, the latest Vantage Point essay from Australia Institute Press, is available now. Use the code ‘FOOLME’ on a four-edition Vantage Point subscription (https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/vantage-point-subscription) to receive a free copy of Richard’s book, Econobabble. Get your tickets (https://events.humanitix.com/sydney-climate-integrity-summit-2026) for the Australia Institute’s Climate Integrity Summit 2026 at the Parliament of New South Wales on Tuesday 15 September. Guest: Leanne Minshull, co-Chief Executive Officer, the Australia Institute // @leanneminshull (https://bsky.app/profile/leanneminshull.bsky.social) Guest: Rod Campbell, Research Director, the Australia Institute // @rodcampbell (https://bsky.app/profile/rodcampbell.bsky.social) Host: Glenn Connley, Senior Media Advisor, the Australia Institute // @glennconnley (https://bsky.app/profile/glennconnley.bsky.social) Show notes: Safeguarding the Fossil Fuel Industry? How Carbon Offsetting Undermines the Safeguard Mechanism (https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/safeguarding-the-fossil-fuel-industry/) by Fergus Green and Frances Medlock, the Australia Institute (June 2026) The Safeguard Mechanism is failing miserably (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-safeguard-mechanism-is-failing-miserably/) , Follow the Money, the Australia Institute (July 2026) Koalas Covering for Coal? Dirty Forest Offset Plan Would Mean More Fossil Fuels (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/koalas-covering-for-coal-dirty-forest-offset-plan-would-mean-more-fossil-fuels/) , the Australia Institute (June 2026) Here are 23 Times Carbon Offsets Were Found to be Dodgy (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/here-are-23-times-carbon-offsets-were-found-to-be-dodgy-2/) , the Australia Institute (January 2024) Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au (mailto:podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au) . Subscribe to Follow the Money on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/follow-the-money/id1078781512) , Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0JOrvYNuhHOwaFuZ7PlW1d?si=e9265dc6a04d40b3) , Pocket Casts (https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/follow-the-money/2aeecbb0-b36a-0133-2e57-6dc413d6d41d) or wherever you get your favourite podcasts. Support Follow the Money & the research powerful interests fear: https://theaus.in/4vs6XeO See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

A recent decision by the New South Wales state government is a crack in the wall of Australian climate inaction. On this episode of Follow the Money, Leanne Minshull and Rod Campbell join Glenn Connley to discuss dodgy carbon credits, the Great Koala National Park in New South Wales, the federal government’s upcoming review of the Safeguard Mechanism, and the demise of Climate Active. This episode was recorded Tuesday 4 August. More Fool Me: How the gas industry tricked Australia (https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/more-fool-me-vantage-point-issue-6) by Richard Denniss, the latest Vantage Point essay from Australia Institute Press, is available now. Use the code ‘FOOLME’ on a four-edition Vantage Point subscription (https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/vantage-point-subscription) to receive a free copy of Richard’s book, Econobabble. Get your tickets (https://events.humanitix.com/sydney-climate-integrity-summit-2026) for the Australia Institute’s Climate Integrity Summit 2026 at the Parliament of New South Wales on Tuesday 15 September. Guest: Leanne Minshull, co-Chief Executive Officer, the Australia Institute // @leanneminshull (https://bsky.app/profile/leanneminshull.bsky.social) Guest: Rod Campbell, Research Director, the Australia Institute // @rodcampbell (https://bsky.app/profile/rodcampbell.bsky.social) Host: Glenn Connley, Senior Media Advisor, the Australia Institute // @glennconnley (https://bsky.app/profile/glennconnley.bsky.social) Show notes: Safeguarding the Fossil Fuel Industry? How Carbon Offsetting Undermines the Safeguard Mechanism (https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/safeguarding-the-fossil-fuel-industry/) by Fergus Green and Frances Medlock, the Australia Institute (June 2026) The Safeguard Mechanism is failing miserably (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-safeguard-mechanism-is-failing-miserably/) , Follow the Money, the Australia Institute (July 2026) Koalas Covering for Coal? Dirty Forest Offset Plan Would Mean More Fossil Fuels (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/koalas-covering-for-coal-dirty-forest-offset-plan-would-mean-more-fossil-fuels/) , the Australia Institute (June 2026) Here are 23 Times Carbon Offsets Were Found to be Dodgy (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/here-are-23-times-carbon-offsets-were-found-to-be-dodgy-2/) , the Australia Institute (January 2024) Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au (mailto:podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au) . Subscribe to Follow the Money on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/follow-the-money/id1078781512) , Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0JOrvYNuhHOwaFuZ7PlW1d?si=e9265dc6a04d40b3) , Pocket Casts (https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/follow-the-money/2aeecbb0-b36a-0133-2e57-6dc413d6d41d) or wherever you get your favourite podcasts. Support Follow the Money & the research powerful interests fear: https://theaus.in/4vs6XeO See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

Geographer Magali Reghezza-Zitt says that emergency responses to heatwaves are no longer sufficient in the face of the far-reaching effects of climate change on society as a whole.

Australian leaders need to step up, put party politics to one side and make the decisions required to help the world stop sliding into a global warming catastrophe.