The foreign minister and deputy leader of the Liberal party,Julie Bishop, responds to criticism over her comments about the effects of climate change on the Marshall Islands. Bishop stood up in parliament final week to mock her opposition counterpart, and Tanya Plibersek,for suggesting an island in the region was underwater due to rising sea levels. It was later revealed that Plibersek had identified the erroneous island as being overrun by the sea, a mistake Bishop called a “shocking blunder”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com