The PM will return from a family holiday 'as soon as can be arranged', following the death of two volunteer firefighters
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will return from a family holiday in Hawaii "as soon as can be arranged", following the death of two volunteer firefighters in NSW overnight.
"Our hearts go out to their families, friends and colleagues who have been working tirelessly beside them, particularly during this Christmas period. "I think on this occasion ... because they've been such horrendous events, that it has understandably caused a lot of anxiety and I deeply regret that, and so does Jenny," Mr Morrison told Sydney radio 2GB."I don't hold a hose and I don't sit in a control room, but I know Australians would want me back after these fatalities," he said.
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