Liberal MP Craig Kelly has defended his stance on climate change, insisting he wants “to bring rationality” to the debate.
The backbencher has been under fire in recent months for his view on climate change, which culminated in a heated interview on UK breakfast show Good Morning Britain.
Speaking to Sky News on Wednesday, Mr Kelly stood by his claims and urged caution against a “doomsday cult” mentality when it came to climate science. “We have a doomsday cult going on, we have children being brainwashed with falsehoods in our schools, we have lunatics gluing themselves to the road that want to destroy our economy and think this will some way or another avoid some doomsday situation in Australia," he said.
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