We've been very clear, particularly as the reef has experienced two very serious bleaching events in only the last 18 months, that the principal threat, the most serious threat, to the Great Barrier Reef is the threat of climate change. That is why we have been so vocal about the need to get climate change policy back on track in this nation.
Read MoreIn conversation with Professor Mark Howden on Climate Wars, energy policy, and what is needed to combat climate change at ANU.
Read MoreFrankly, it’s no wonder that so many younger Australians - and some that aren’t so young - look on in astonishment and increasing anger as our generation of politicians indulges these anti-science, selfish agendas - guaranteeing that the impacts of climate change and the costs of adjustment will be so much more serious for our children and our grandchildren than they would be if we simply did the right thing.
Read MoreWe are very fortunate indeed to have such a vibrant, active community as the Vietnamese community in the western suburbs of Adelaide.
Read MoreThis week there is no more important question before the Parliament than the question that I think people across the community—households and businesses—are asking, and that is whether all of us in this parliament will step up to take serious action to deal with a deep energy crisis that is gripping this nation.
Read MoreI was delighted to host the annual Volunteer Awards in Port Adelaide last Friday, which were again held at the Western Link Uniting Church in Findon.
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