Former Australian fire chiefs say Coalition ignored their advice because of climate change politics

Former heads of state fire services say government 'fundamentally doesn't like talking about climate change'

A coalition of former fire chiefs have said the government "fundamentally doesn't like talking about climate change" and that politics is the reason the government was ignoring their advice.

Former heads of the New South Wales, Queensland, Victorian and Tasmanian fire services met in Sydney on Thursday after fires that killed four people tore through the the Australian east coast this week.