With the last few years of wet summers and winters, the fuel load in the bush has grown to levels not seen for many years, and those living in rural areas have been pleading for action to be taken by the RFS and other authorities to reduce the danger to their houses and their lives.

Under Labor, the greens have had a free hand to make fuel reduction back burning, or clearance of trees near properties nearly impossible without a signature from God.

While Brandt tries to blame this all on climate change, he should look a little closer to home.

Anyone who prevents back burning or clearing or fuel reduction in general is a moron who should be made to pay for their idiodic idealistic stupidity. If it can be proven that some home owners did in fact get told not to clear bush fire fuel then they should take the very bureaucrat to court for compensation.

To answer your question SM, in a word NO. But I will say that the do nothing policies of the conservatives on climate change will in the future lead to catastrophic weather events that will indeed result in not only the loss of property but the loss of life.
It will be cold comfort for the victims of these catastrophes when the reality is realized that conservative governments once again got it wrong. Conservatives in Australia have a proven track record at getting things wrong so it will come as no surprise.

SM, there is a fine line between responsible, and contributing to.

In this case they have definitely contributed to the problem.

Greens should live in a cave somewhere, no phone, no power and definitely no car. At least then they would be true greenies.

<< Under Labor, the greens have had a free hand to make fuel reduction back burning, or clearance of trees near properties nearly impossible without a signature from God. >>

Really SM?

Can you please corroborate this statement.

Ludwig:

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/environmental-rules-slammed-port-stephens-area-under-flames-was-about-to-be-backburned/story-fni0cx12-1226739899780

Paul,

If Australia had never emitted one gram of CO2 the level would have dropped from 400ppm to 399ppm. Australia going it alone with the world's greatest carbon tax does nothing. Adam (fire) Brandt was simply being an opportunistic weasel along the lines of Fred Niles claiming it was due to abortions.