Climate Change

The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE (14:59): It's a relevant supplementary. Does the minister agree with the chief of the CSIRO, when he made the decision to do this, that they had already established that climate change was an issue and they were resourcing now how to address the issue going forward? That's the real reason.

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Climate Change) (14:59): The honourable member believes his own propaganda, I'm afraid, and doesn't believe the correspondence from thousands of scientists right around the world—but what a stupid process this is. If the honourable member wants to believe his own propaganda, that's his right. Of course, no-one else agrees with him. Scientists around the world say that Australia hangs its head in shame by actually sacking the scientists—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: —who are giving us that important information for dairy farmers. How on earth is the Hon. Mr Brokenshire going to plan his dairy practices into the future without that important advice from the CSIRO? He will be outsourcing it to the Bureau of Meteorology in Britain. That's what he will be doing—and paying more for it.