Australia: Global warming hysteria crumbling

Climate change is falling as a priority for Australians, the annual Lowy Institute poll has found - just as the Copenhagen conference approaches and Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull is warning that the Opposition must have a credible policy.

Australians have gone from ranking climate change in 2007 as the equal most important foreign policy goal for the Federal Government, to putting it seventh out of 10 possible goals. The issue fell 10 points since last year and 19 points from 2007.