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“Absurd’ to link climate change to bushfires

Published: Feb 10, 2020 Crawled: Feb 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM Length: 126 words
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Its absurd to link the impacts of climate change to immediate bushfires according to NSW Nationals MP Michael Johnsen. The call comes after NSW Environment minister Matt Kean and former NSW bushfire chiefs said climate change is exacerbating Australia's bushfire season. Mr Johnsen disagreed with this assertion, telling Sky News the Berejiklian government would be better served finding ways to reduce fuel loads, rather than climate change. "I think successive governments have not done enough to reduce fuels loads," he said. "There is an attitude within certain parts of the bureaucracy...lock and leave it type attitude. "It's basically trying to advise the (environment) minister what the bureaucrats think the minister wants to hear, as opposed to telling him what needs to happen". Read More Our Apps

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Feb 10, 2020
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