House debates

Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Personal Explanations

3:47 pm

Photo of Dennis JensenDennis Jensen (Tangney, Liberal Party) Share this | | Hansard source

I wish to make a personal explanation.

Photo of Harry JenkinsHarry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

Does the member claim to have been misrepresented?

Photo of Dennis JensenDennis Jensen (Tangney, Liberal Party) Share this | | Hansard source

Most grievously.

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Please proceed.

Photo of Dennis JensenDennis Jensen (Tangney, Liberal Party) Share this | | Hansard source

Today the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency accused me of misleading the House by saying that global average temperatures had not increased in 10 years. I suggest the minister go to the data on global average temperatures with the Hadley Centre and do a linear regression. Further, Professor Will Steffen, the government's own climate change adviser, in an interview with Andrew Bolt repeatedly refused to contradict Bolt's statement that the globe had not warmed in 10 years, despite being invited to do so.

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The member is now straying into debate.