If there's anything I can do, it's to present an alternative vision for the country. Richard Di Natale More Quotes by Richard Di Natale More Quotes From 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 humanitytalkingthinking 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 lawlosscountry 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 sickpeoplethinking 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 issuesclassweather 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 wastepeoplethinking 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
