Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Warringah for her question and acknowledge her genuine commitment to acting on climate change and the fact that she has been such a strong advocate on these issues.

I share the concern that is identified by the work that the CSIRO have done. The science has told us for some time that Australia is vulnerable to increased temperatures, not only because we are part of the globe. Actually, the science is telling us the temperature rise here is higher than the international one—higher because we are particularly vulnerable. This report also says that there will be a decrease in rain, but it will be more intense. So, if you have drier areas and then you have an extreme rain event, then you will have more flooding.

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