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Re:Amazon threatened to fire employees for speaking out on c... by throwawaysea on Thursday January 02, 2020 @05:03PM (#21940409)
I recall also reading that Australia did not undertake sufficient controlled burns this year to reduce the amount of combustible fuel in the bush. There has been a lot of finger-pointing to suggest that this is because of the Green Party (and their supporters) pushing back on controlled burns. This push back has been around for some time now (2013: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/blogs/miranda-devine/green...). It has come to a head recently with arguments between the National Party and the Greens (https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/greens-polici...), with the Greens now saying they do support controlled burns.

I'm not familiar with Australian politics deeply, and I think drier conditions can make fires worse (by adding more plant matter to the fuel stores in the bush), but I think there are many factors involved, especially considering Australia has a regularly recurring bushfire season historically.

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Re:Amazon threatened to fire employees for speaking out on c... by flukus on Thursday January 02, 2020 @06:31PM (#21941150)
What you've been reading is quite obviously BS (both your links are to Murdoch media). The greens haven't been against controlled burns for decades but even if they were against they've only got 3/135 seats giving them no power to dictate policy.

There have been less controlled burns than desired, but that's mostly because of budget cuts and a much longer fire season due to climate change.

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Re:Amazon threatened to fire employees for speaking out on c... by throwawaysea on Thursday January 02, 2020 @07:19PM (#21941545)
My understanding is that in order to form a government, the Greens and others form coalition deals, through which some of their policies get implemented regardless of their actual number of seats.

As for my news sources - I don’t think they should be dismissed due to association with Murdoch. One of the articles responds to claims that the Greens aren’t against controlled burns with lots of links to evidence that they were indeed against it, at least for certain time periods or in certain jurisdictions.

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Re:Amazon threatened to fire employees for speaking out on c... by flukus on Thursday January 02, 2020 @08:07PM (#21941931)
If the greens form a coalition with anyone it will be Labor who haven't been in power since 2011 and back then the greens had zero seats in parliament. Their policy on controlled burns is irrelevant, if they have no power and have never had power then they are not responsible.
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