Two people died and homes were destroyed around the NSW town of Glen Innes. Photo: AAP/Dan Peled

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Bushfire victim says deputy PM wrong on climate change link

A woman whose family home was destroyed by bushfire says she’s disappointed by the deputy prime minister’s apparent attempts to play down any potential link between climate change and blazes in Queensland and NSW.

 

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Deputy PM blasts "greenies' ravings" linking bushfires to climate change

The deputy prime minister has launched a full-throated attack against the “disgraceful, disgusting” behaviour of people linking climate change to bushfires in Queensland and NSW.

Opinion

Australia's energy policy a muddled mess of compromise

As climate change activists block city streets, Labor walks a tightrope in developing energy and emissions policy that won’t alienate either inner-city or blue-collar regional supporters, and the Liberal Government warily accommodates party skeptics while business and industry demands more action, says Michelle Grattan.

Opinion

Why are devastating bushfires erupting before summer? New research explains it

Bureau of Meteorology researchers painstakingly analysed more than 40 years of data to work out exactly what is causing Australia’s spring bushfire phenomenon. Chris Lucas and Sarah Harris explain their findings.

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Blame Liberal climate change denialists for high power prices: Turnbull

The Liberal Party is to blame for current high power prices because the party is “incapable” of addressing climate change, former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says.