Sky News host Alan Jones has made an impassioned plea to Treasurer JoshFrydenberg to help Australians affected by the devastating bushfire crisis 'now, today”.
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Sky News host Alan Jones has made an impassioned plea to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to help Australians affected by the devastating bushfire crisis "now, today”. Mr Jones also called on NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to “open the purse strings” and start helping those who need assistance immediately. “Josh, they need money, they need money,” Mr Jones said. “It’s our money, it’s not yours, it’s our money … Australians don’t want to be converted into beggars”.
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