‘I’m not a scientist’: Dutton responds to climate change question in ABC leaders’ debate

When asked if he accepts we are already seeing the impacts of climate change, the opposition leader responded ‘there’s an impact’, but said the real question is what Australia can do about it.
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Pressed further, Dutton said ‘I don’t know’ and ‘I’m not a scientist’ when asked if he was willing to say ‘this is climate change happening right now’.

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