Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apologised for going on a family holiday during the bushfire emergency, as he rejected criticism that his government was not doing enough to tackle climate change nswfires nswbushfires auspol
The Prime Minister also indicated the bushfire emergency would not prompt a change to the government’s emissions reduction policy, saying: "I do not accept the suggestion that Australia is not carrying its weight.
"We are carrying our weight. We are meeting and beating our target and there are very few countries who can say that." Mr Morrison also acknowledged a link between climate change and bushfires, but said it was "not credible" to directly link specific fires to the issue.
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