Peter Garrett (Kingsford Smith, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Heritage) | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister’s glowing reference for the member for Tangney, which was quoted in the West Australian on 6 September 2006. Does the Prime Minister recall praising the member for Tangney’s ‘expertise as a research scientist’? Is the Prime Minister aware that the climate change report from four government members of parliament, including the member for Tangney—

Opposition Members:

Opposition members interjecting—

David Hawker (Speaker) | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! The member for Kingsford Smith will be heard.

Cameron Thompson (Blair, Liberal Party) | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Cameron Thompson interjecting

David Hawker (Speaker) | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Blair is warned.

Peter Garrett (Kingsford Smith, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Heritage) | Link to this | Hansard source

Is the Prime Minister aware that the climate change report from four government MPs, including the member for Tangney, released today states:

The evidence that human beings are changing the global climate is certainly not compelling.

It also states:

Another problem with the view that [humans] have caused warming is that warming has also been observed on Mars, Jupiter, Triton, Pluto, Neptune and others.

David Hawker (Speaker) | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! The member will come to his question.

Peter Garrett (Kingsford Smith, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Heritage) | Link to this | Hansard source

Prime Minister, what planet are these government MPs on?

John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) | Link to this | Hansard source

Hardly on the planet inhabited by people who hate the Australian coal industry.