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Prime Minister Scott Morrison fronts the media after returning from a Hawaiian vacation in the midst of Australia's bushfire emergency. (IMAGE: Screencap, Sky News)

Morrison Announces Inquiry Into States’ Fire Policies, But It’s Business As Usual On Federal Climate Plans

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Now is NOT the time to discuss politics (or climate change), at least not while the nation burns. So says our Prime Minister, Scott Morrison. But now IS the time to play politics, with the Morrison government announcing today that it will launch a federal bushfire inquiry which will specifically look into state policy.

This will be the second Coalition inquiry into bushfire management in two years.

This from the man who disappeared for a Hawaiian holiday in the midst of a national fire emergency; whose office lied about where he was; who stayed silent until outrage was palpable; who returned and used a press conference to blame his kids for dragging him overseas; and who has repeatedly, constantly claimed now is not the time to talk politics.

That’s right folks… we’re being governed by a psychopath.

According to the Herald: “Natural Disaster and Emergency Management Minister David Littleproud has instructed the House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy to investigate the effect of past and current vegetation and land management practices on bushfires.”

As for a federal government revision of its own policies, Morrison has told media this morning that federal government policy will not be made by social media outrage.

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Chris Graham is the publisher and editor of New Matilda. He is the former founding managing editor of the National Indigenous Times and Tracker magazine. In more than three decades of journalism he's had his home and office raided by the Australian Federal Police; he's been arrested and briefly jailed in Israel; he's reported from a swag in Outback Australia on and off for years. Chris has worked across multiple mediums including print, radio and film. His proudest achievement is serving as an Associate producer on John Pilger's 2013 film Utopia. He's also won a few journalism awards along the way in both the US and Australia, including a Walkley Award, a Walkley High Commendation and two Human Rights Awards. Since late 2021, Chris has been battling various serious heart and lung conditions. He's begun the process of quietly planning a "gentle exit" after "tying up a few loose ends" in 2024 and 2025. So watch this space.

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