Media Release.
Mark Butler MP.
Shadow Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Water
Date: 12 November 2013
Tony Abbott’s top business adviser doesn’t just want cuts to health and education – Maurice Newman is a known climate change-sceptic also thinks money spent on science and cutting carbon pollution is ‘wasted’.
In September, Newman wrote in the Australian Financial Review claiming:
“The
CSIRO, for example, has 27 scientists dedicated to climate change. It
and the weather bureau continue to propagate the myth of anthropological
climate change and are likely to be background critics of the
Coalition’s Direct Action policies.”
Newman
also advocated the abolition of the Climate Change Authority and the
Climate Commission, which Tony Abbott fulfilled in his first few days of
government. Maurice Newman speaks and Tony Abbott jumps.
“Maurice
Newman is an environmental terrorist and Australians should be very
scared of this man who has Tony Abbott’s ear,” Shadow Minister for
Climate Change Mark Butler said today."
“Last
night, Newman was calling for cuts to health and education, defence,
the automotive manufacturing sector, disability, the pension and the
minimum wage."
“Just a couple of months ago, climate scientists were in his sights."
“It doesn’t surprise me that Tony Abbott’s right hand man thinks climate change is a ‘myth’.
“We know the Liberals aren’t serious about cutting carbon pollution – they don’t even believe manmade climate change is real."
“That’s
why they didn’t bother sending any Ministerial representation to the
climate talks in Warsaw and why their approach to cutting carbon
pollution is a complete con."
“If Newman is so concerned about spending, one would think he’d pay attention to independent modeling based on research from Monash University, which showed that the Liberals’ dog of a policy will require an extra $4 billion to reach the five per cent target."
“Labor accepts that climate change is real. Tony Abbott and Maurice Newman do not.”
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