‘Disgusting and absurd’ to blame bushfires on climate policy

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‘Disgusting and absurd’ to blame bushfires on climate policy

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Sky News host Chris Kenny says it is "disgusting and absurd" to blame today's bushfires on climate change policy. Mr Kenny said Australia had a long history of bushfires and it was unconscionable to use the deadly bushfires to attempt to score political points. "We have always had catastrophic bushfire conditions in this country every summer and we will continue to do so," he said. "You've got Greens politicians trying to pin what is happening now on policy decisions. "It cannot be done, logically, can it." Mr Kenny clashed with NSW Upper House member Justin Field who told Mr Kenny the bushfires were linked to climate change. "It is a statement of fact that our political parties in our parliaments haven't responded to the climate risk," he said. Read More Our Apps