Jim Turnour (Leichhardt, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I also thank the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for making himself available tonight. I follow on from the member for Lyons with some questions on climate change and response. My electorate spans Cairns, Cape York Peninsula, the Great Barrier Reef and the wet tropics rainforest. The agricultural sector and tourism industry in the North are obviously at risk from climate change. I am interested in the responses, particularly the reef rescue program. I notice the strong representation from the agricultural sector on our side of the House. We do have a couple of people from the National Party here this evening, but there is nobody from Queensland, which is very disappointing. It is supposedly the home of the National Party, but there is nobody from the National Party in Queensland here to ask questions of the minister fro agriculture. I think it is very important to get that on the record. Minister, I would appreciate your response on climate change—an issue I know the National Party is very passionate about.

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