Russell Broadbent (McMillan, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I refer to the comments made by the Prime Minister in the House yesterday around the recent Al Gore movie, An Inconvenient Truth:

The argument over climate change is not whether there is a threat posed by climate change; there seems to be broad agreement on that, although there is a lot of legitimate debate about the speed of that change and the nature of the threat, and I do not think it is right to say that there is total unanimity about that in the scientific community.

The action initiatives I outlined are not just a knee-jerk reaction to the current world climate change debate; they are about making sure Australia works towards being energy and water efficient. In relation to water, I acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, who has the vitality and the important job—(Time expired)

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