Former Prime Minister TurnbullMalcolm has accused the Coalition of being 'held to ransom by climate deniers'.
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has accused the Coalition of being "held to ransom by climate deniers". Appearing on ABC's Q&A program on Monday, Mr Turnbull said the government was not acting on global warming because there was a group within the party which denied its existence.
"The Coalition has a fundamental problem with dealing with climate change because there is a group within the Liberal and National parties who deny the reality of climate change and will oppose to the point of essentially blowing up a government - my government in this case” Mr Turnbull said. “People are treating, on the right, what should be a question of physics, science, economics and engineering as though it was an issue of religion and belief and it’s nuts.
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