Peter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

The rest of the world needs to take action, too. I totally agree with you, Senator Williams. Whatever happened to leadership in this place? We used to lead the world on climate action, until this government got in power. We used to lead the world. Senator Ruston is probably saying to Senator Williams: 'Don't provoke him. He was going to wind up.' I have a minute and 45 seconds left!

We used to show leadership on climate. What are we showing leadership on now? Becoming a global arms dealer. That is this government's answer to showing leadership. That's not going to help the climate and it's not going the help the Great Barrier Reef. I'll get back to that another time.

We need to take action. To anyone who is listening to this debate, I urge you to go to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee report on the impacts of warming oceans on our fisheries and biodiversity. There is all of the evidence you need there from an excellent inquiry with a lot of good witnesses. Both sides of the story are in those transcripts. There is nothing more important we can do now than take action on climate to help the Great Barrier Reef.