Morrison responds to fears over bushfires but rejects censure of climate policy

After weeks of criticism of his hands-off response, Australian PM says he accepts climate change link to extended bushfire season

Scott Morrison has moved to reassure voters he understands the bushfires are a natural emergency and he accepts the link between climate change and an extended fire season, while dismissing international censure of his government’s climate policies as “not credible”.

After a substantial protest in Sydney on Wednesday and weeks of criticism over his hands-off response to the catastrophic fire emergency, Morrison said he had acknowledged “all year” the impact of climate change on Australia’s bushfire season.

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