New England MP Barnaby Joyce says Australia’s first national climate risk assessment, released by the Albanese government earlier this week, is fearmongering at its best.
Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen says the Assessment confirms Australians will continue to experience climate hazards – like floods, cyclones, heatwaves, droughts and bushfires – more frequently, more severely, and often at the same time, placing a strain on health and wellbeing, emergency services, critical infrastructure and primary industries.
Speaking on STA FM yesterday, Mr Joyce says this latest announcement from Mr Bowen is an indication he’ll next target agriculture in an attempt to address climate change.
He says this is a vanity project conducted by Mr Bowen with taxpayers’ money.
