Helen Polley (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Ian Campbell, the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. Is the minister aware of the new report titled Common belief: Australia’s faith communities on climate change which calls on the government to seriously address climate change? Doesn’t this latest call for action from 16 faith communities come on top of the call by business leaders, including the President of BP Australia, the Managing Director of Origin Energy, the head of Swiss Re and the CEOs of IAG, Visy and Westpac, for the establishment of a carbon price signal? How can the government be so out of step with scientists, business leaders, church groups and the broader community on climate change? Why does the minister continue to ignore scientific experts, business leaders and now church groups, which are all calling for action on climate change now?