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Only a few weeks into summer, a bushfire emergency has engulfed much of eastern Australia. But the prime minister has continued to downplay the links between worsening fire seasons and the climate crisis. Katharine Murphy explains to Laura Murphy-Oates why Morrison’s strategy is flawed
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You can read Katharine Murphy’s extensive reporting on Australia’s record on climate change, including this opinion piece on the Coalition’s response to the fires. You can also check out our explainer on the link between bushfires and climate change, read about what Angus Taylor has said at the UN climate talks in Madrid, or read this piece on the hazardous air pollution triggered by the fires.
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