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As Daniel Hurst reports, the independent senator David Pocock has said the Australian government is failing to listen to its “Pacific family” and must stop approving new fossil fuel projects that fuel “an existential threat for those nations”.
In a new podcast to be released today, the ACT senator has also described the “really sobering” experiencing of entering parliament and “seeing the influence of the fossil fuel industry” up close:
It’s been really frustrating to see Australian politicians talk about the Pacific family and then not listen to Pacific Island nation leaders when it comes to bold climate action. I really think that we need to step up as a country.
It’s disingenuous to say we’re part of the Pacific Family - but then pursue a massive expansion of the gas industry for export, something which threatens the existence of our Pacific neighbours.
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