Michelle Ananda-Rajah (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Australians know that climate change is real and the need for action is urgent, even many in the Liberal Party now say as much. But missing in action are the Nationals, who, with a shrug and a smirk, walked away from net zero over the weekend. In abandoning net zero, they have abandoned the Australian people, current and future generations. The party of farmers are turning their backs on farmers who wish to droughtproof their businesses. They are turning their backs on jobs in regional communities. They are turning their backs on regional communities who wish to diversify their economies, knowing that it's these same communities who are the ones who are most acutely feeling the impacts of climate change. This is the very definition of 'climate delayism'. It is the next chapter in the climate denialism playbook, and it is just as harmful. We have seen this movie before—

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator Ananda-Rajah. The time for statements has finished.