In a disaster zone on the frontline of the climate crisis, the PM resorts to self-serving pontification | Katharine Murphy

Scott Morrison brings his signature crisis characteristics - passivity and blame-shifting - to LismoreGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingScott Morrison was prepared to acknowledge some realities when he arrived in Lismore on Wednesday.Australia was becoming a harder country to live in because of natural disasters, like the black summer bushfires, and the latest catastrophic floods that have killed more than 20 people. "We are dealing with a different climate to the one we are dealing with before," the prime minister said. Continue reading...