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

I thank Senator Ferguson for the question, because if he wants to talk about who is preferencing whom perhaps he would like to come clean on what relationship the Liberal Party has with the other party he mentioned. Perhaps he would like to come clean on what relationship the Liberal Party has with some of the parties preferencing the Labor Party in the Legislative Council. I can tell you where the climate sceptics—people who deny the science and deny the risks that climate change poses to this country—are: they are on that side of the chamber. They are Senator Bernardi, Senator McGauran and, most of all, Senator Minchin. Let us remember that these are people who tore their own party apart and tore down a leader rather than take action on climate change. So, if Senator Ferguson wants to come in here to talk to us about another party in South Australia and climate scepticism, I suggest that he have a look in his own party room, because the Australian people are very clear which of the parties of government is serious about climate change and which is the party that has extreme views. Senator Minchin, from South Australia—