Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

The government does not support this motion. This motion is another blatant attempt by the Liberal and National parties to politicise science and reignite the climate wars. We do not believe a committee of politicians is better placed than experts from Australia's independent national science agency to form a view on scientific conclusions. There have been several opportunities at Senate estimates for senators to examine the GenCost report and ask questions of the CSIRO. We believe that is the most appropriate forum in which to consider this important piece of work.