Fed: Abbott announces new frontbench = 6

AAP General News (Australia)
12-08-2009
Fed: Abbott announces new frontbench = 6

Greg Hunt, previously responsible for the environment and water, is now the opposition's
climate action spokesman.

"I think he is very well placed to be our lead man in this area," Mr Abbott said.

But Mr Abbott said he was sceptical that any concrete measure would be achieved at
the UN climate summit in Copenhagen because the record of such international conferences
was "not great".

"We certainly know that there will be an enormous amount of talking, there will be
an enormous amount of good intentions, there'll be an enormous amount of rhetoric.

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