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

Updated Nov 11, 2019 – 10.44am, first published at 9.03am

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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".

Tom McIlroy was the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief.

Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery.