Questioned during a debate with his Warringah opponent Zali Steggall, the former prime minister said he no longer believed Australia should withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. 'I think that the government has lost its emissions obsession now that Angus Taylor is the energy minister so I don't think it is now necessary ... I'm not calling for us to pull out.' When asked what had changed, Abbott was blunt: 'We've got a new prime minister and a new energy minister'Katharine Murphy: Dear Tony, your change of heart on Paris is insincere and desperate

Source: The Guardian March 08, 2019 02:37 UTC