Emergency services leaders say bushfires made worse by climate change

Former NSW Fire and Rescue Commissioner Greg Mullins with former emergency services chiefs

Former NSW Fire and Rescue Commissioner Greg Mullins and other former emergency services chiefs were outspoken during last summer's bushfire crisis. Source: AAP

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Emergency Leaders for Climate Action is demanding the federal government respond to the fire threat by planning to phase out fossil fuels that are driving climate change.

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