Anthony Albanese accuses Peter Dutton of ‘dog-whistling’ after attack on Cop27 climate damage fund
by Katharine Murphy Political editor from on (#6623Z)
PM says opposition leader's claim that climate aid is giving away' Australians' money boosts re-election chances of independents and Greens over Liberals
Anthony Albanese has accused Peter Dutton of dog-whistling" and boosting the re-election chances of teal independents and Greens over Liberals after the opposition leader attacked Labor for supporting a fund to help the developing world recover from climate catastrophes.
Dutton opened the first question time after the Cop27 summit querying whether charity" should begin at home", after the climate conference agreed to establish a response fund to help vulnerable countries rebuild social and physical infrastructure after extreme weather events exacerbated by greenhouse gas emissions.
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