Deputy PM Michael McCormack accused of disputing evidence of global heating

Australia’s deputy prime minister, Michael McCormack, had told a constituent in Wagga Wagga he disputed evidence of global heating because historical weather measurements might be inaccurate, according to notes from a meeting last month.

Michael McCormack is facing pressure from his constituents
in Wagga Wagga to clarify his position on climate change.

The Wagga City Council, at the heart of McCormack’s electorate, declared a climate change emergency last week.

The remarkable statement by the city leaders, in a normally conservative part of the country susceptible to extremes of drought, fire and flood, has intensified local pressure on McCormack to clarify his position. The deputy prime minister has previously made some sceptical statements and has suggested praying for rain to combat the drought.

Wagga-based general practitioner Dr Trudi Beck, who has been central to a community push for the council’s climate emergency declaration, met McCormack at his office on 24 June.

Read the story from The Guardian by Ben Smee - “Deputy PM Michael McCormack accused of disputing evidence of global heating.”

(Madness is afoot in the halls of parliament house - Robert McLean)