Australian natural disasters minister David Littleproud: 'I don't know if climate change is manmade'

Minister tells Guardian he is unsure of causes of crisis, saying he wants farmers to have tools to adapt to change

Australia's minister responsible for drought and natural disasters, David Littleproud, has said that he doesn't "know if climate change is manmade".

Clarifying earlier comments that the question is "irrelevant" when considering the Coalition government's response to intensifying bushfires, he told Guardian Australia he was unsure about the causes of the climate crisis but wanted to give the country the tools to adapt.