Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I have in my first year as foreign minister visited every member of the Pacific Islands Forum, some of them more than once, and I have said the same things. Firstly, I talk about how, unlike some of our predecessors, we hear and understand that climate change is their No. 1 national security and economic issue. I talk to them about the fact that not only a government but a parliament has been elected that wants to take action on climate change. I talk to them about our need to transition, that we recognise that we have had a great benefit from the resources that Australia has but also understand that where we want to be by 2050 will require a change in our economy at a scale that hasn't been seen since probably the industrial revolution. I am clear with them about our policies, our ambition, our intent and our commitment to act. (Time expired)