Marion Scrymgour (Lingiari, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise to share a speech written for me by Taylah Mills, a young woman in Lingiari who sent this speech through the Raise Our Voice Campaign. Taylah writes:

Australia—the beautiful oceans, the friendly people and the large unique set of animals that make you stop and stare. She's beautiful, isn't she?

So why if she's so perfect are we letting the ugly of climate change destroy her? Australia is among the top 20 emitters and one of the world's biggest per capita emitters of the greenhouse gases responsible for the climate crises. The third largest exporter of fossil fuels globally.

The next generation is coming into a place where bushfires are killing our people financially, mentally and in some cases literally. It's not fair. I would like for the new government to help us by trying to be minimalist with fossil fuel companies and switch to solar. I understand the difficulty of switching so fast but it's hard to understand completely when fossil fuels are supported by our government.

Taylah—and all the young people out there—I hear you, and this government hears you. Thanks to Taylah and to Raise Our Voice.