Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

‘Climate change denier’ is writ large across the ranks of those opposite, and the Leader of the National Party knows that full well, not least within his own party and the leader of his party in the Senate. But let us not dwell on that.

The honourable member asked a question about what government programs are being deployed to assist coastal communities to engage with the reality of the impact of climate change and coastal inundation—and what can be done about it. Through the Caring for our Country program we have at present a range of initiatives aimed at assisting local communities with dune erosion projects that focus on managing and improving habitats and biodiversity of coastal ecosystems. That is one thing that is embraced by the government. Another—for the benefit of the honourable member—is an initiative which we as a government initiated, called Caring for our Coasts, some $25 million.

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