Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader for Science) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I rise to ask a supplementary question. Is the minister aware of yesterday's comments by Mary Robinson, the former UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Climate Change? I quote:

There is, however, a need for complementary fundamental climate change research. It's imperative that research funding levels are not just sustained but increased.

Will the Turnbull government reverse its plan to halve CSIRO's climate science capacity or is a commitment to science innovation just another case of saying one thing and doing another? (Time expired)