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Coalition MP to climate strike students: 'Everything you are told is a lie' – question time live
Craig Kelly declares ‘there is no link between climate change and drought’ as Labor grills government over $4.6bn underspend on NDIS. All the days events, live 5.33am BST The science minister is now taking a lickspittle on why kids should get into science in the same hour as a member of her party just said climate change wasn’t real because it is cold in some places and hot in others. 5.30am BST Richard Di Natale has asked Mathias Cormann about Friday’s climate strike and whether he can guarantee public servants won’t be penalised for attend.Cormann said the Coalition is “committed to effective action on climate change”.”All of the public servants know what their duties and responsibilities are and I encourage them to conduct appropriately with rules,”he said. Hint, hint: don’t skip work.Cormann said that “what people do in their free time is up to them” but he is not in favour of students going on strike. “Students should go to school, that will prepare them to be best possible contributors to their communities.” Continue reading...
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