'Eco-warriors will whinge over climate change' but won't acknowledge hazard reduction
Sky News host Peter Gleeson says eco-warriors are very happy to link climate change to bushfires but wont acknowledge the problems caused by a lack of back burning and hazard reduction. On Thursday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison outlined the details of the governments royal commission into the nations devastating summer of bushfires, saying its main objective is to keep Australians safe. "What this royal commission is looking at are the practical things that must be done to keep Australians safer and safe in longer, hotter, drier summers," the prime minister said. Mr Morrison said the royal commission will be focused on a three-pronged approach, primarily related to improving natural disaster management coordination across all levels of government, improving Australia's "resilience and adaptation to a changing climate" and for providing a legal framework for Commonwealth involvement in future national emergencies. Mr Gleeson said he wasn't "very confident" the new royal commission would lead to recommendations that would actually be acted upon for lasting effect. "There is enormous evidence to suggest that the bushfires in the last three to four months significantly were contributed by the lack of back burning," he said. "I just hope ... that we are able to come up with a system whereby we ensure that the Greens in this country dont hijack the mitigation procedures that have worked in the past". Image: News Corp Australia Read More Our Apps