Should fossil fuels pay for Australia's new bushfire reality? It is the industry most responsible | Amanda Cahill

It is unconscionable that the taxpayer funds fossil fuels to the tune of $1,198 per person per year. What if we channelled this into climate adaptation?

It is week nine of the current bushfire crisis; almost 20 people are dead, over 1,000 homes have been lost, half a billion animals have been killed and a land area twice the size of Belgium has been burned. Countless lives have been affected and we know there is more to come.

The most important thing right now is to protect as much life and property as possible.

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