Scott Morrison signalled more action on climate and significant help for bushfire-affected small businesses during his talks on Friday with business and community leaders about how to spend the $2 billion recovery fund
"Satellites high in our skies, to everyday Australians collecting data using their smartphones in the bush, there is a broad role science can play in how we prepare and respond to bushfires," she said.when she called for an end to damaging controversy over the facts of global warming"Every second we spend discussing if climate change is real is a second we don't spend addressing these issues.
Climate controversies hadn't significantly limited the focus of scope of scientific research, Prof Brownlie said, but politicians were gun-shy over perceived lack of support.
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