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NSW, Qld bushfires: Coalition dismisses climate link to crisis

Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack has been labelled a "dangerous fool" for refusing to consider climate change is contributing to catastrophic bushfires.

Tom McIlroy and Andrew Tillett
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Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack has been labelled a "dangerous fool" for dismissing the links between climate change and catastrophic bushfires.

The Nationals leader was widely criticised on Monday after he dismissed links between climate change and the unprecedented bushfires in Queensland and NSW, using a radio interview to slam "woke capital city greenies".

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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
Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.com
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