Can we all have electric cars by 2030 charging from our home solar panels? Doubt it. Also ships and planes cannot be electric so personal travel will need to be reduced drastically.

Electric power generation is another some 30 per cent of emissions and we only have eight years to get all the renewables and the grid ready, not only for power but green hydrogen generation. Agriculture, that feeds us, is another big emitter so are we all going to be vegetarian with a sprinkling of kangaroo? It is going to be a lot of meat for us to eat to reduce the ruminant population by 2030 and that does not account for the feral ruminants like camels and buffalo which cannot be culled in electric helicopters.

And that is not to mention fertiliser that is needed to grow the food for an ever-increasing population, as called by some to ease the labour shortage, with some even wanting a higher floor reduction in emissions. I am waiting to see the plan for the Australia, and the world, but whatever they are it is going to be a big shock to the system as we are hooked on cheap energy that has given us untold freedom.

The dingo is considered a unique animal with special spiritual and cultural significance for Indigenous Australians, many of whom regard the dingo as their totem. The dingo features in Aboriginal cave paintings and Dreamtime stories dating back thousands of years before white settlement of the continent.

What government consideration is being given to Indigenous cultural beliefs when, in spite of the "Acknowledgement to Country" statement made on behalf of us all, the killing of dingoes is permitted under the federal Wild Dog Management Plan when it lists dingoes along with feral dogs and their hybrids. Shame on the new government and an insult especially to the Yuin people if we allow this cruel slaughter of a totem animal to continue. Save the dingo!

The rapidly increasing demise of native animals in Australia has, according to the Australian Wilderness Society, reached crisis point. Climate change and bushfires have been major contributors to the demise of our native animals but the logging of our native forests stands out as perhaps the number one culprit.

It is incredibly hard to believe but the Wilderness Society advised recently that native forest logging is still exempt from national environment laws. As a result of the recent Federal Government election we now have a newly appointed Environment Minister-Tanya Plibersek.

It is now imperative that, under the guidance of our Environment Minister, urgent action is undertaken to ensure our wonderful native animals are provided with fair and effective protection under national environment laws.