Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Hansard source

Well, Senator Di Natale, I don't know how often I can stand up and say this. I know it doesn't fit your narrative of me or my party or this side of the chamber that we accept the science of climate change and have got real and practical initiatives to reduce emissions across the country—from the $10 million we're providing to dairy farmers, to renovate their electricity costs and get into the renewable market, to the $3.5 billion climate reduction fund that we have to help small businesses and communities, to reduce their emissions, so that we can do our part as a nation and meet our international commitments under the Paris Agreement.

The horrific tragedies you've outlined for the Senate today really reflect everything we've been talking about for the last three days, which is standing with our regional communities who are being impacted by this horrific and catastrophic event and standing up for our rural firefighters.