Hard to Have Rational Debate Around Feasibility of Climate Change Action: Dutton

Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party Sussan Ley (right) listens to newly elected Leader of the Liberal Party Peter Dutton speak to the media after a party room meeting at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on May 30, 2022. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has said Australians need to be more realistic about reconfiguring the entire power grid to reach net-zero.

“It’s hard to have a rational conversation on this topic with people because you’re shouted down for being a backward-looking person,” he told 2GB radio on June 2.