Peter Dutton insists he ‘believes in climate change’ after refusing to say if impacts of global heating worsening

Climate scientists, environmentalists, Labor and Greens condemn opposition leader for comments at Wednesday election debateElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has insisted he “believes in climate change” a day after refusing to state if the impacts of global heating were worsening.Climate scientists, environmentalists, Labor and the Greens lined up on Thursday to condemn the opposition leader for comments he made during Wednesday night’s election leaders’ debate, which prompted renewed scepticism of the Coalition’s commitment to climate action.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

Peter Dutton insists he ‘believes in climate change’ after refusing to say if impacts of global heating worsening

Climate scientists, environmentalists, Labor and Greens condemn opposition leader for comments at Wednesday election debate

The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has insisted he “believes in climate change” a day after refusing to state if the impacts of global heating were worsening.

Climate scientists, environmentalists, Labor and the Greens lined up on Thursday to condemn the opposition leader for comments he made during Wednesday night’s election leaders’ debate, which prompted renewed scepticism of the Coalition’s commitment to climate action.

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