> In 2015, Australian immigration minister Peter Dutton quipped about the fate of the Pacific Islands in the face of climate change, prompting laughter from the

> In 2015, Australian immigration minister Peter Dutton quipped about the fate of the Pacific Islands in the face of climate change, prompting laughter from then-prime minister Tony Abbott. > "Time doesn't mean anything when you're about to be… you know, have water lapping at your door," Mr Dutton said. > Mr Morrison, then the social services minister, pointed out to both men that a microphone was above them." Last week Morrison visited Fiji as Australian PM and, presumably alluding to the above exchange, the Fijian PM said to him: > "Here in Fiji, climate change is no laughing matter. From where we are sitting, we cannot imagine how the interests of any single industry can be placed above the welfare of Pacific peoples — vulnerable people in the world over." - From https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-18/climate-change-is-no-laughing-matter-fiji-pm-says/10724582 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-18/climate-change-is-no-... Hopefully now that aussies are feeling the heat, they'll elect someone who actually cares about climate change. Australia is the worlds largest exporter of coal, and all those chickens are coming home to roost.