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Peter Dutton and Tony Abbott share a joke about rising sea levels in Pacific nations

Peter Dutton jokes with Tony Abbott about rising sea levels in Pacific nations, Guardian, Shalailah Medhora, 11 Sept 15,  Immigration minister shares awkward open mic moment with PM after Pacific islands fail to convince Australia to aim for a global warming target of 1.5 degrees The immigration minister, Peter Dutton, has shared an awkward open mic moment with the prime minister, Tony Abbott, where he appears to joke about rising sea levels in the Pacific.

Abbott and Dutton were discussing the recent Pacific Islands Forum in Papua New Guinea before a community roundtable at parliament house in Canberra on the resettlement of Syrian refugees. Television cameras had been invited to cover the opening statements of the roundtable……..

[Dutton] “Time doesn’t mean anything when you’re, you know, about to have water lapping at your door.”

The social services minister, Scott Morrison, who was also in attendance, then pointed out that there was a boom mic – an extendable microphone used to capture sound at a distance – above the ministers.

Pacific leaders voice frustration over Australia’s position on climate change.

Duttonrefused to be drawn on the nature of the conversation, when asked about it at a later press conference….http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/sep/11/peter-dutton-jokes-with-tony-abbott-about-rising-sea-levels-in-pacific-nations

September 11, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News