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The recent horrific Australian bush fires appear be largely out. These bush fires reflect both a sad tale of land burned and enormous loss of unique wildlife. It also appears to reveal a federal government policy resistant to dramatic change to combat the growing threat of climate change. \n\nAs Damien Cave\u2019s recent piece (February 15, 2020) in the NYTimes quoted an Australian filmmaker: \u201cI am standing here a traveler from a new reality, a burning Australia,\u201d Lynette Wallworth, an Australian filmmaker, told a crowd of international executives and politicians in Davos, Switzerland, last month. \u201cWhat was feared and what was warned is no longer in our future, a topic for debate \u2014 it is here.\u201d And Cave added: \u201cPolitics have been a focal point \u2014 one of frustration for most Australians. The conservative government is still playing down the role of climate change, despite polls showing public anger hitting feverish levels. And yet what\u2019s emerging alongside public protest may prove more potent.\u201d\n\nIn the face of these tragic bush fires I sat down with my podcast guest, Steven Slaughter to discuss the fires but more the politics of climate change in Australia. Steven is an associate professor of international relations at Deakin University in Melbourne Australia. He has broad research interests that go beyond international relations to include: international political theory, political and democratic theory and global political economy. He is currently actively working on projects relating to the application of republican thought to contemporary global governance, and the role that the G20 plays with respect to questions of authority, legitimacy and accountability in global governance.\n\nCome join us as we discuss \u2018Australia burning\u2019.