The Prime Minister labelled climate change a 'national security issue' ahead of the upcoming bushfire season and said state and federal governments would 'do what they can' but could not 'defy science'.
The Prime Minister was in Shoalhaven on Tuesday, where intense Black Summer fires ripped through half a million hectares of the state’s south coast in 2019-20.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese lashed out at the former government for denying climate change which he labelled a"national security issue". Picture: Sky News Australia It comes as the nation dried up in the aftermath of La Nina, which brought on three years of torrential rain and flooding, that will now leave vulnerable areas at risk of potential bushfires this season., which could trigger a scorching fire season this year bringing hotter and drier conditions.
The Prime Minister said residents, communities and government would work together this fire season to “prepare as best as possible” to mitigate against disasters.
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