NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro has accused state government agencies of being 'ideologically opposed' to hazard reduction, as he backed the Prime Minister's proposal for national targets | LisaVisentin
NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro has accused state government agencies of being "ideologically opposed" to hazard reduction, as he backed the Prime Minister's proposal for national targets.
NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro has accused his government's own agencies of being"ideologically opposed" to hazard reduction.Mr Barilaro took aim at the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service - which falls under Mr Kean's portfolio responsibilities - as he linked the "intensity" of the recent bushfires to high fuel loads in forest areas.
"Therefore if we have a national approach [with] standards across every state, [it] takes it out of the hands of individual agencies let alone states."Credit:Elaborating, he said, "My view has always been that agencies like National Parks ... their sole purpose is conservation. Ideologically [they] don't like the concept of hazard reduction but we give them the responsibility.
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