Former PM TurnbullMalcolm has accused ScottMorrisonMP of 'misleading' Australians over climate change and the summer bushfire disaster, in a dramatic worsening of simmering tensions between the two men | BevanShields
in March last year to talk about the gravity of the threat. Everybody knew we were in a very dry time and as a consequence the fire season was likely to be very bad.
"To be a climate change denier is a badge of honour on the right wing of politics here and the United States, and it's mad. The Prime Minister has acknowledged his holiday to Hawaii during the fire emergency was a mistake and has since ordered a major federal response to the disaster, including a military deployment to affected communities and a $2 billion recovery package.
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