Exclusive: Greg Mullins calls for estimated $65bn a year in fossil fuel subsidies to be torn up as he blasts Labor over ‘incomprehensible’ coalmine approvals
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The former New South Wales fire chief Greg Mullins has accused the Albanese government of an “incomprehensible” decision to continue approving new coal mines despite accepting global heating is adding to bushfire risk.
In an interview on Tuesday, Mullins – a member of the Emergency Leaders for Climate Action group – likened Australia’s continued export of fossil fuels to selling drugs, after he delivered a briefing to the crossbench about the coming bushfire season.
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