Episode 81: Kate Grenville on why she formed Writers For Climate Action

What is more important than action on climate change? Nothing, thought much-loved writer Kate Grenville, so she decided to form Writers For Climate Action to galvanise writers to spread the word that at this election, voters should put the environment first.

A group of writers from across the political spectrum including Helen Garner, Charlotte Wood, John Coetzee and Tom Kenneally have lent their names to her campaign. Here she answers the question: ‘Can writers make a difference?’ with an emphatic ‘Hell, yes!’