Senator Jim Molan grilled over climate change, bushfire response on Q+A with Hamish Macdonald
ABCThe new era of Q+A kicked off with a bang under new host Hamish Macdonald, with Liberal senator Jim Molan taking centre stage as the nation's bushfire crisis was discussed. Key points: Senator Jim Molan defended the Federal Government's response to the bushfire crisis The senator said while some might say the science on climate change was settled, he was "not relying on evidence" He was heckled and laughed at by the live audience in Queanbeyan The show was originally set to be broadcast from Bega but, due to the ongoing fire risk, was moved to Queanbeyan. "I'm not relying on evidence, Hamish," Senator Molan said, prompting heckles from the crowd, as well as parliamentary peers and commentators on social media. And the role of the Federal Government in this is not to get down to the individual," Senator Molan said after indicating he "mourned" the dead. "Fighting fires is a state responsibility and what the PM has done, he has seen that there has been a change in the attitude of people in relation to this," Senator Molan said.
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