What is more acceptable to the electorate:
Take leave as the country burns and leadership required or cancel trip and re-book later at taxpayers expense?
@AusOpinion@australian Voters voted in 2016 to bring in Trump.
During the 2018 mid-term elections, they voted to hold Trump accountable.
He has today been held accountable.
@timinmitcham@RumRational I like a good analogy... a comparative could be that when the NSW LNP impose water restrictions, we as individuals tell them to get stuffed. I'm only one person who consumes 0.00000001% of water. If I continue as normal, it won't make a difference.
@AlanWakeley @simonahac@ScottMorrisonMP We apply pressure to nations over a range of issues and could press for nations to do more on climate change. But we don't. Fact is, our leaders don't want to act on climate change for fear change will cost the economy, regardless of the current & future costs of climate change.
@simonahac @nellistevenson @ScottMorrisonMP 10 kids are in a swimming pool and 8 of them are pissing in it. Their parents ask them to stop pissing in the pool, but they each say they'll only stop if the others stop first. So none of them stop, and the pool becomes a very unwelcoming place to visit.
@PethDerek And yes, it's paid.
It's a throwback to the days when everybody's ancestors lived in the UK, and it took a month to catch a boat home, a month to catch a boat back, and you got to spend time with them inbetween!
Remember when students went on climate strike because they wanted a safe future &ScoMo told them they should be in school?
Well,over 600 schools in NSW are closed today due to catastrophic bushfires made worse by climate change & inaction from Government. What say you now ScoMo?
@ScottMorrisonMP We will never forget you brought a lump of coal to Parliament. One day, you will have "an awakening", and try to pretend you weren't a denialist and supported green movements.
We will sacrifice you at the altar of the climate gods.
Our fire fighters donโt need thoughts & prayers - they need funds.
Our scientists donโt need thoughts & prayers - they need trust.
Our climate doesnโt need thoughts & prayers - it needs action & policy.
Our nation doesnโt need thoughts & prayers - it needs leadership.