Q+A: Matt Canavan grilled on climate change and family links to coal industry

Labor's Joel Fitzgibbon defends his call for ALP to adopt the Coalition's target of 26-28% emissions reduction by 2030

The Nationals senator Matt Canavan has been grilled over his criticism of action against climate change during an episode of Q+A where he was also asked to clarify his family's links to the coal industry.

In an episode that also featured opposition agriculture and resources spokesman Joel Fitzgibbon defending his call for Labor to adopt the government's target of reducing emissions by 26-28% by 2030, and independent MP Zali Steggall attacking Fitzgibbon for his views on gas extraction, Canavan was pushed by host Hamish Macdonald about his interests" in the coal industry.