Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

We meet regularly with Pacific leaders and talk with them about these issues. I think your colleague behind you was holding her hands in the air and asking why I was talking about Tuvalu. Just so you're aware, it's the first agreement anywhere in the world which allows for mobility with dignity as a consequence of climate change. It's also the first agreement anywhere in the world which retains sovereignty in the face of sea level rise. So we are serious about Pacific priorities and we are serious about acting on climate. It's not a political issue. I know you want to make it a political issue. But it is an issue about transitioning an economy in a way that ensures that Australian children today have prosperous jobs tomorrow because they can trade into and with a global net zero economy. That's the responsibility we take, and we will do our part. (Time expired)