Environmental policies

Question 4:
Some commentators argue that the major parties (Labour and Liberal-National Coalition) are now indistinguishable, with the only policy variety in Australian politics coming from the minor parties. Assess these claims (there are 2) for the period since the election of the first Howard government in 1996, focussing on one of the following areas ¡V (iii) Environmental Policy

Environmental policies are ones that occur in almost all of the major and minor party¡¦s policy outlines. This is not only because it is an issue of the present, but also because our actions now will affect the state of the environment in the future. However, although it may be stated in all party¡¦s policies, the specificity varies between both major and minor parties. The statement arguing ¡§that the major parties are now indistinguishable with the only policy variety in Australian politics coming from minor parties¡¨ is a perfect way of describing the current status of Australian party¡¦...