https://www.sbs.com.au/news/scott-morrison-says-climate-change-is-contributing-to-deeply-distressing-fires [quote]Prime Minister Scott Morrison has changed his tune on the “national disaster” of bushfires confronting Australia - speaking directly to the contribution of climate change. His response came as hundreds of blazes continue to burn around the nation burning more than 2.2 million hectares and choking city centres with smoke. “The dryness of the bush is the biggest factor and we all know, as I acknowledge earlier this year in February, climate change along with many other actors contributes to what is occurring today,” he told reporters on Thursday. “But let me be clear about this, climate change is a global challenge. Australia is playing our role as part of this challenge.” [i](More in Article)[/i][/quote] Funny coming from the man who brought a lump of coal into Parliament & condemned kids for giving a damn about the state of the environment. It's almost as if climate change is real, a legitimate problem, has been for decades & not enough has been done to combat it.