Bushfire crisis 'requires a nationally coordinated response', says Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese
He said the disaster response must be led by the federal governmentHe also said while hazard reduction has made an enormous difference, it's been an extreme fire season."The problem is in some cases in terms of national park management hazard reduction didn’t occur because they were busy out there fighting immediate fires."
"That’s why it requires us to look at management in national parks, it requires us to look at all those issues but of course the immediate priority is keeping people safe."
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