Emma Husar (Lindsay, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I was just trying to be helpful; I'm here to help. It is my great privilege to stand up today and speak on this matter of public importance and follow such a diabolical speech from the member for Calare, over there, who talked about selling his constituents down the river. Let me tell you: I represent an area out in Western Sydney. For those opposite, I'm happy to provide a road map of where that actually is and what area that takes in. Last summer, Penrith experienced 23 days of above-average, 35-degree temperatures and eight days that hit above 40 degrees. We also had a series of long—

Mr Gee interjecting—

I'm happy to take the member's interjections. We also had a series of long and hot evenings, including 36 degrees at midnight on 13 July.

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