First it was using debunked research linking abortion to breast cancer rates, now the LNP Member for Stretton has questioned whether humanity
is really causing climate change.
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Freya Ostapovitch, who most recently made headlines for an altercation involving a witches hat and an ABC journalist, used her matters of
public interest time to discuss climate change and why she believed it was happening - and what was really causing it.
Having been prompted by the G20, Ms Ostapovitch said while "a few leaders paid much attention to the threat of global warming and climate change", she was not entirely certain that mankind was to blame.
"Of course, it is always much easier to point the finger at somebody else instead of looking at the three fingers pointing back at you," she said.
"Since the earth was formed, there have been climate changes. We have always had droughts, floods, cyclones, hot seasons and cold seasons.
"Yes, climate certainly does change and there is no doubt about that. However, the jury is still out on whether mankind's pollution has any significant impact on it."
The scientific community has overwhelmingly agreed that human activity is causing the earth to become hotter, primarily through the burning of fossil fuels and clearing forests.
Ms Ostapovitch said the world was focused on the wrong issue.
"We seem to have stopped talking about the pollution of our air and waterways," she said.
"The whole world is using the term 'climate change' instead of calling pollution, 'pollution'. As I see it, the problem with this terminology is that we are changing our focus from the very obvious problems that any person can see with their own eyes. If you go to any big works city, especially those in China and the United States, the air changes in colour from grey to blue-black.
"Really, we are not supposed to see our own air. However, I have noticed that grey and black air usually hangs over cities and not over coal fired power stations.
"Therefore, while burning coal may well generate pollution, I think it is the cars that we all drive that create the most."
The United Nations panel on climate change has called on coal burning for electricity to end by 2100 to ensure carbon dioxide emissions are cut by enough to avoid a global temperature increase of 2 degrees.
The science community has called for a cut in the use of all fossil-fuels, including oil to ensure the world meets its deadline.
But Ms Ostapovitch labelled global warming, climate change and the hole in the ozone layer ("by the way, what did happen to that hole? It was not that long ago that the end of the world was going to come because of that hole, yet we never hear about it anymore") as "popular
catchphrases" which took the focus off the real problem - "we human beings are grubs".
"Rivers are supposed to be for for fish, crabs and platypus, not food wrappers and plastic bags," she said of the rubbish she used to see in a Logan River stormwater drain.
"I suggest that the impact of the garbage in our waterways and oceans has a more significant impact on this planet than burning coal to generate electricity."
Recounting the fairytale The Emperor's New Clothes, Ms Ostapovitch said the same moral could apply on climate change.
"No-one wanted to go against the crowd who were obviously smarter than them because they could see the garment," she said.
"Until one day a little boy called out 'the emperor has no clothes on'.
"There are two morals to that story. Firstly, it is not always the majority who are right. The next is to never let anyone intimidate or
ridicule you into silence. I like to give thought-provoking matters of public interest speeches. I think this one will stimulate conversation too."
