Richard Di Natale Professions : Australian Politician Born : June 6, 1970 Browse All Authors Top 7 quotes by Richard Di Natale Tony Abbott might think coal's good for humanity, of course it was an important driver in the story of the Australian nation. But when we're talking about the 21st Century and those industries that are gonna take us forward, it won't be coal. Richard Di Natale humanity talking thinking If there's anything I can do, it's to present an alternative vision for the country. Richard Di Natale alternatives vision country We have environmental laws for a reason: to protect endangered biodiversity. And as a country that has one of the highest loss of species anywhere in the world, they're important. Richard Di Natale law loss country I'll always put policy ahead of politics and I think people expect that. They're sick of the politics getting in the way of decent outcomes for people. Richard Di Natale sick people thinking I've obviously come from a health background. I was a doctor before I became a pollie and one of the things I'd like to do is to really build on the world-class health system we've got. I'm passionate about climate change because it's also a health issue. Things like extreme weather impact on people's health, the ability of our hospitals to cope, the impact on mental health, on farmers in regional areas - they're all serious health concerns. Richard Di Natale issues class weather We need to review the process for the election of Speaker. We've got to reform Question Time, which is really a waste of time. There are so many things that we need to do to reform our Parliament and I think it's bigger than that. It's all about the sort of leadership that people are getting at the moment. They're fed up with this sorta day-to-day bickering, not putting the national interest ahead of these narrow partisan interests. Richard Di Natale waste people thinking The Australian people are incredibly disappointed that they saw a change in [prime minister] but no change in direction from this government. Richard Di Natale world Similar Authors Adam Bandt australian-politician Ian Cohen australian-politician Clive Palmer australian-politician Ellen Sandell australian-politician Lindsay Thompson australian-politician Neville Bonner australian-politician All Authors
