The Prime Minister has told students who skipped class to attend a climate change protest outside his home that 'learning gets done in schools'.
Speaking to reporters on Friday the Prime Minister said the government was taking the challenge of climate “seriously” as he touted the progress Australia has already made.
Stream more news on climate change with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022. “Because if you want to see climate action undertaken, then they're the practical things that you need to do.” The rally was School Strike 4 Climate Australia’s first demonstration this year with dozens of students wagging school to criticise the government for subsidising the fossil fuel industry.
“If emissions are continuing to rise, be it in China or in Indonesia or Vietnam or South America, all these places, well, the world continues to get hotter,” he said.