Newly-anointed Greens leader Adam Bandt says some of Australia's biggest companies share responsibility for the summer bushfire crisis, warning the fossil fuel sector that their business model is broken.
Declaring his intention to fight for an Australian Green New Deal policy, the Melbourne MP said the nation should achieve a manufacturing renaissance by dramatically increasing renewable energy supply and reliability.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com