Environmental watchdog boss says tackling climate change must include optimism for our future

“All of us have a responsibility to not alone bring forward the uncomfortable evidence, but to also build optimism through the identification of solutions (and) the celebration of successes."

The head of the state's environmental watchdog has warned about rising levels of eco-fatigue and eco-anxiety in the young.

Laura Burke, director general of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said while science shows that the challenges posed by the climate crisis are substantial and could be considered overwhelming, we must find ways to "match the uncomfortable evidence with optimism for the future".