Australian natural disasters minister's complete about face: 'I believe in climate science'
by Katharine Murphy and Paul Karp from Environment | The Guardian on (#4Q5TC)
David Littleproud's comments to parliament entirely at odds with earlier statement to Guardian Australia
Australia's minister responsible for drought and natural disasters, David Littleproud, now says he accepts the science on manmade climate change, and "[I] always have".
Littleproud's comments to the House of Representatives on Thursday were entirely at odds with a written statement he made to Guardian Australia on Tuesday. In response to questions, Littleproud said: "I don't know if climate change is man-made."
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