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Malcolm Turnbull and Sarah Hanson-Young attack government climate policy on Q+A
The federal government and Resources Minister Keith Pitt have come under fire on Q+A over Australia’s plan for a gas-led recovery from COVID-19.
Key points:
- Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull labelled Australia’s ‘gas-led recovery’ a slogan
- Resources Minister Keith Pitt was heavily criticised over Australia’s emissions targets
- Journalist Narelda Jacobs called for reform when it came to policing issues involving Indigenous Australians
The episode came after Prime Minister Scott Morrison earlier this week said Australia’s target of net zero emissions by the year 2050 would not be met in inner-city wine bars.
That triggered a question from audience member Madeleine Johnston about framing climate change as identity politics, which in turn…
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