Larissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Foreign Minister, Senator Brandis. I refer to the comments caught on microphone last Friday between Minister Dutton and the Prime Minister, laughing about sea level rise in small island states. Although Mr Abbott thought it was hilarious, the Foreign Minister of the Marshall Islands disagrees. He said:

Next time waves are battering my home [and] my grandkids are scared, I'll ask Peter Dutton to come over, and we'll see if he is still laughing.

Is the government still laughing, or are Minister Dutton's comments an acknowledgement from this government that global warming would devastate those island communities and that cabinet is willing to let that happen?