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

I thank Senator Feeney for the question. There are a great many facts which have been put before parliamentarians and senators as to why we should act on climate change, and it is regrettable that there are some in this chamber who still—despite all of the facts, all of the evidence and all of the campaigning by Australians for action on climate change—refuse to acknowledge the need for action.

There are two simple facts that we must remember when we consider why we need to act on climate change: first, that Australia is one of the hottest and driest continents on earth; second, that we will be hit hardest and fastest by climate change.