ABSTRACT Young Australians in particular are losing faith in their political leaders and their ability to recognise, let alone address, major problems such as climate change. This paper examines the nature of these leadership failures, which afflict both the major political parties in Australia. The outlook is not optimism-inducing, despite some plausible ideas about what might be done and a growing demand for policy solutions.

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幸运国家的领导层乏善可陈

摘要 澳大利亚的年轻人尤其对他们的政治领导人和他们认识、更不用说解决气候变化等重大问题的能力失去信心。本文研究了这些领导失败的性质，它们影响了澳大利亚的两个主要政党。尽管对可能采取的行动提出了一些看似合理的想法，并且对政策解决方案的需求不断增长，但前景并不乐观。