Albanese: Federal government 'incapable of moving forward' on climate change

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says people in regional Australia have to fear inaction on climate change by the federal government. We saw that with the bushfires in Victoria, in South Australia, and in the coasts of New South but also in Queensland, just a short period of time ago, he said. Remember in the lead up to those bushfires and indeed while they were raging, National and Liberal Party members including the prime minister and the deputy prime minister at the time were being critical of the idea that the bushfires had any connection whatsoever with climate change. Mr Albanese said people in the regions and those who work in agriculture have a lot to fear from drought and the threat climate change poses to places such as the Great Barrier Reef and Kakadu. He said the government had failed to act and even if they came up with a policy, Australians know they cant be taken seriously. We know that those people in the Liberal and National Party who drag their feet on this issue wont change their position, he said. We know that this government is incapable of moving forward. Read More Our Apps