The deputy prime minister has launched a full-throated attack against the"disgraceful, disgusting" behaviour of people linking climate change to the bushfires in Queensland and NSW.
Three people have been killed and 150 homes destroyed in NSW, while there are still 45 fires burning in central Queensland."What people need now is a little bit of sympathy, understanding and real assistance, they need help, they need shelter," Michael McCormack told ABC Radio on Monday. "They don't need the ravings of some pure, enlightened and woke capital city greenies at this time when they're trying to save their homes."
taki_n_thepis_s When it's cold: duh, weather isn't climate! When it's hot: muh climate change!
Poor land management not climate change contributes to fire risk.
He is a madman. Australians are not stupid. We can see the blindingly obvious though he refuses to do so.
Time to conduct IQ tests on all politicians. The end
Mrs Average (Quiet) Australian here, shaking my head at the sheer ignorance of yet another ideologically-driven nut job of a politician. They’re going to get us all killed at this rate.
So he was elected by old rich white men who suck on the teat of taxpayer funded coal subsidies....how do we change this....?
To borrow one of Jack’s lines , Michael McCormack “can’t handle the truth”.
We've had worse. 1926 Black Sunday 60 dead 1,000 buildings destroyed 1939 Black Friday 71 dead 5,000 blds 1967 Black Tuesday 62 dead 1,300 blds 1983 Ash Wednesday 75 dead 3,000 blds 2009 Black Saturday 180 dead 3,500 blds
I wonder if we’ll see The Greens, GetUp! and Extinction Rebellion out there backburning the countryside next year?
It's actually do the GREENY POLICIES of not backburning that has caused the severity of the fires. Environmentalists are enemies of the people.
So many fools on FB screaming about the Greenies being responsible for the fires. Come on you dolts! When have the greens been in power? Your LNP govts have defunded the firies, stripped your forests and native vegetation, sold your river water and blamed every man and his dog!
All he can do is cause division with his talk. Yet he’ll want us city folk he hates to donate to the bush of course.
Why don’t you quote the nutter fuckwit’s exact words? He is unfit for purpose.
Yes, paid by the coal companies to remains in 17th century
Imagine getting angry at facts
And seemingly trying to drive a wedge between the country communities and the city folk.
taki_n_thepis_s He is right this time, climate change has nothing to do with these fires, the problem has been created by the Greens and Labor for their stupid banning of back burns !
Zanukah Unbelievable
Look at some evidence - there’s so much to support the link between the ClimateEmergency and the Bushfires
Moronic subleader gets angry when people use science.
Ok dinosaur.
Not having a go at SBS but about them man himself
Because he's a simpleton who'd rather not acknowledge root cause.
The man is a complete lunatic
What a load of 💩 if we had been able to clear the land of all the fuel by the mismanagement of the land by the Greens this would not be as bad as it is now! The Greens have blood on their hands!
moir_alan
If they had stopped Adani the fires would never have occurred. Everyone knows that.
What did you do in the Great Climate War, Grandad? This cretin, old as he is, will live long enough to be publicly humiliated, but more importantly, so will his children and grandchildren.
Moronic McCormack.
M_McCormackMP It's not like our native Gum Trees/Eucalypts + leaf litter have nothing to do with bush fires, due to both being highly flammable & trees also evolving over centuries for bush fires to open their pods & sprout new growth, AdamBandt!?! Indigenous even do backburns!
He is wrong. Rainforests like the ones burning are normally dripping wet and do not burn. Why are they so dry? No rain and increased temperatures due to ClimateCrisis. What a idiot.
McDorkmack strikes again showing all of us his undying love for coal and it’s profits which he and his dorklike followers would never make out of renewables. Catch up to the rest of the world Mr Deputy Post Mortem.
Bloss55 'They only pick our fruit', the guy never leaves home without a foot in mouth.
Ah yes, it’s your God testing you, inflicting all of this suffering along with the drought. It’s CLIMATE CHANGE you fool, what are 11000 scientists telling you! You can always change your mind and do something
Lil Mac has and will never be fit for public service/office.
Mr 1950s - Even sillier than Barnaby - quite an achievement.
Wanker. LNPfail
Does this ring a bell, Mick-Mac?
seeing recently even Thatcher was alarmed about climate change! It was Murdoch globally but Gina here making us the leaders in the denial race to the bottom.
Ignorant people in government are dangerous people at this time auspol ClimateEmergency
M_McCormackMP You are complicit and personally responsible for the deaths and destruction of these fire due to denial of irrefutable science and continued embrace & promotion of coal and CSG. Blood is on your hands.
Hell on Earth, proudly supported by the LNP.
Yes. Imagine linking hotter, drier weather to insane fire season. Imagine reducing funding to fire services. Imagine voting for these people. auspol
devalara44 Another minion trotted out 'at arms length' Instead of the PM. Why will you not comment Scotty? Oh and wake up snowflake Macca, trying to make people feel guilty for others grief does not work. Just ask the relatives of those aged persons whom died waiting for care packages.
Well known scientist is our Deputy PM. If a politician spoke with some authority and science then we would listen but not sure the Deputy PM has that science background according to his Wiki page..
observationpt I'm furious at this governments neglect and outright dangerous denial of science. Bushfires ClimateChange
Love it that this fella attacks people for being enlightened. What a giveaway.
So when is your - follow up date at the Doctor's⁉️🤨‼️
Good on him.. climate change is a hoax
Why ?
Breaking AdamBandt challenges McCormack to a climate debate on SBS Greens Bring it on ClimateEmergency bushfires
How much more proof does this dill pickle need. At least he’s a dead duck - Barnaby will kick him out soon, oh wait thats not much better
Deputy PM attacked (rightfully) for being a braindead far right gimp!
'Merit'
donaldh66287394 Parachute the arsehole right into the middle of the worst fires today..let him find out first hand what he and his ilk are creating with their arrogant indifference to the truth..
Ok Boomer
devalara44 I think it's safe to say that democracy isn't functional in the US or Australia. Purposeful ignorance is not a remedy for the problems we face. 'A well informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.' Thomas Jefferson No informed citizenry where Corporate MSM prevails.
Why would somebody not acknowledge the connection between climate change and bushfires, but equally as worrying is how does someone like this get into a position of power? What will it take for Morrison and the other RWFWs to accept climate change is an issue?
Nap time now, Michael.
Another self professed expert in what is and isn’t attributed to climate change!
Complete denialism
Man. We’re really blessed with our government, aren’t we?! ScoMo offers thoughts and prayers and this clown wants to dictate what we may think and say. And along the way they choose to ignore and deny the obvious
Climate doomsayers get unlimited media exposure and backed by the media one way argument
OK Boomer
The National Party is anything but National!! How any person in rural Australia could support the party in the face of what is know is impossible to understand.
The gov, had letters sent to them from fire chief warning of unprecedented dry and dangerous conditions dew to climate change. They did nothing ! Letters were sent in September
And he's right. Do your homework on hazard reduction burns in the areas impacted over the past 10 years. Note the Greens & greenies have thwarted many efforts. Drought conditions which are normal for Oz, high winds happen. Arsonists should be shot like looters. The perfect storm
How much did Gina pay for that line? Just trying to understand the market
There’s quite a likeness.....
Okay boomer..
I wouldn't believe a word that came out of this creeps mouth.
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