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Post edited 2:22 pm – August 11, 2010 by admin
Post edited 2:25 pm – August 11, 2010 by admin

A big audience turned out tonight on a cold and rainy night in Canberra to hear the Labor Party and Greens Senate candidates speak on climate change. Apparently, Liberal Party Senator Gary Humphries was sick and so couldn't make it.

Candidates Senator Kate Lundy (Labor) and Lin Hatfield-Dodds (Greens) comprehensively explained their respective Party's climate change policy and action to date, and many members of the audience lined up to ask questions afterwards. There was even a question from the “elephant in the room” whose photo has been captured below for posterity.

This successful “Vote Climate” event was ably organised by Climate Action Canberra together with the Australia Institute, Canberra Environment and Sustainability Resource Centre, Conservation Council and SEE-Change.

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Above: Anne O'Brien, Climate Action Canberra, introducing the event

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Above: Senator Kate Lundy, Labor Party

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Above: Lin Hatfield-Dodds, Greens candidate

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Above – left to right during question time – Lin Hatfield-Dodds, Richard Denniss (MC for the event and Executive Director of the Australia Institute), and Kate Lundy

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Above: The “elephant in the room” wearing speedos (proudly presented by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition)

The Australian Conservation Council has also prepared an election scorecard for the 2010 federal election and you can find it here.