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Australia bushfires: PM’s climate stance criticised as thousands flee blazes

Australia bushfires: PM’s climate stance criticised as thousands flee blazes

Scott Morrison’s government under pressure as fires feared to have killed 17 people

Navy ships and army aircraft have been dispatched to help fight devastating bushfires on Australia’s south-east coast that are feared to have killed at least 17 people, amid a spiralling debate over the government’s stance on the climate emergency.

Thousands of people have fled apocalyptic scenes, abandoning their homes and huddling on beaches to escape raging columns of flame and smoke that have plunged whole towns into darkness and destroyed more than 4m hectares of land.

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