Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source

I might remind the Senate of what Mayor Michael Regan, the Mayor of Warringah, said. He said that the release of the report was a big step forward and will help support local governments who have to make decisions about issues affecting coastal areas. The fact is that there remain many people in local government who have a far more progressive and far-sighted view on the issue of climate than those opposite, and I remind those opposite of what Mr Robert Doyle said in the Age on 12 November:

I see climate change as one of the greatest international issues of our time and as Lord Mayor I take very seriously my responsibility to make sure the people of Melbourne are protected from the impacts of climate change.

I thought it might be helpful to Senator Fifield, who has been interjecting for some time, to know what Mr Doyle’s view on climate change is. The reality is that there are some on that side, regrettably, who will do and say anything to avoid acting. (Time expired)