Scott Morrison rejects criticism of climate policies as MPs call for more action

PM says he is disappointed that Australia's bushfire crisis is being 'conflated' with emission reduction targets

Scott Morrison has rejected criticism of the Coalition's climate change policies amid the ongoing bushfire crisis, as a growing number of MPs privately concede that the government needs to do more to match the rising tide of concern over the issue.

As firefighters continued to battle out-of-control bushfires across four states on Friday, the prime minister said it was "disappointing" that people were conflating the ongoing fire crisis with Australia's emission reduction targets.