The political war of words over whether climate change was to blame for the bushfire crisis and whether now was the time to talk about it heated up on Tuesday.
Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce blamed Labor and the Greens for poor bushfire preparation, suggesting authorities were hampered by environmental laws, while a Greens senator called the Nationals "arsonists" for backing the coal industry.
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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
