Former fire chiefs and climate experts call for disaster levy on fossil fuel industry

Former NSW Fire and Rescue Commissioner Greg Mullins (c) and former emergency services chiefs

Former NSW Fire and Rescue Commissioner Greg Mullins (c) and former emergency services chiefs Source: AAP

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