Ed Husic (Chifley, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Industry and Science) Share this | Hansard source

That's what the Liberals and Nationals are pushing. On that side, they use voodoo economics ignoring the evidence—but not just that; they're actively undermining it. We had Senator Canavan accuse the CSIRO, in his words, 'of living in a fantasy land of spreadsheets'. I don't know what Excel's ever done to him, but he's got big beef with it. The coalition delivers policy on a post-it note and then chips scientists who use spreadsheets with evidence and facts as living in a fantasy land. We also had the member for Mitchell say:

The science is absolutely clear that nuclear power will be an integral part of humanity's future. That's not just my view; it's the view of many important people and scientists …

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