‘Ask any parent who smokes whether they want their kids to start smoking as well and of course they’ll say no, ‘ Mr Shorten said.
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In a swingeing attack on Turnbull, Shorten says the Prime Minister “is flying to Paris carrying Tony Abbott’s climate sceptic baggage. This is an ambitious goal”.
OPPOSITION Leader Bill Shorten on Friday will reveal his party’s long-awaited post-2020 emissions reduction targets, after committing to tougher climate action than the coalition.
‘The ability to keep your job … helps secure somewhere to live, it helps you to have that ongoing working contact with your colleagues, it’s a really important part of your journey, ‘ she said. “Business has recognised it is in their interest to move sooner rather than later to a carbon-constrained economy”, he told the Nine Network.
Labor leader Bill Shorten announced yesterday that the Opposition would aim for a 45% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030, from 2005 levels.
“I have to report to the House that the consensus of the leaders I met at the Group of 20 (G20), at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and at the East Asia Summit is that there is no support now for a large US-led Western army to attempt to conquer and hold ISIL-controlled areas”, he said, using another term for the Islamic State. “The government’s targets are more aligned to global action that would allow 3-4C warming”.
Shorten wants to stop young people taking up smoking and more people to quit, “Around 2.5 million Australians smoke every day – this is just too high”, he said. We cannot eliminate entirely the risk of terrorism or a terrorist incident any more than we can eliminate entirely the risk of any other crime, ‘ he said.
Former banker Turnbull, 61, returned at the weekend from his first major worldwide tour and meetings with leaders including President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel amid heightened safety concerns in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks.
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The 45 per cent target, if adopted, is nearly double the 26-28 per cent cuts proposed by the Turnbull government, based on 2005 levels.
