Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull criticises his successor's behaviour during the bushfire emergency as he calls on Australia to do more to tackle climate change.
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has lobbed a stinging critique of his successor Scott Morrison's handling of the bushfire crisis, saying his conduct is"not consistent with the way in which [a] prime minister would or should act."Malcolm Turnbull said he could not understand Scott Morrison's actions during the bushfire crisis
In two wide-ranging interviews with the BBC, Mr Turnbull took aim at US President Donald Trump — labelling him the"world's greatest climate change denier" — and said Australia needed to do more to cut its carbon emissions and be a world leader on tackling the environmental threat posed by climate change.
"Everybody knew we're in a very dry time, and as a consequence, the fire season was likely to be very bad," Mr Turnbull said.
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