Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern Australia) Share this | Hansard source

excellent services. And, as Senator Brandis says, Senator Wong keeps telling us climate change is going to get worse—what is she doing to help us with the worsening of the climate? She is shutting down Bureau of Meteorology offices and slashing staff numbers in them so that we do not have those services.

I had hoped that Premier Bligh and the Queensland government would have joined me in this crusade to keep those services in the north, but, alas—not a word from Premier Bligh or anyone in the current Queensland government. That is disgusting. I certainly hope Premier Bligh will at this last minute take some action.