NSW Emergency Services Minister David Elliott says he should have put his RFS family first and foremost given the current conditions.
NSW Emergency Services Minister David Elliott, who went on a European holiday during the ongoing bushfire crisis, has labelled his absence"inexcusable".
Mr Elliott had been away in Europe as the bushfires ravaged much of the country and his state of New South Wales. On Friday night, he tagged himself in a social media post as being at the NSW Rural Fire Service and admitted his decision to leave the country for a holiday was not the right one. "Just received the evening briefing from Deputy Commissioner Rob Rogers ahead of tomorrow's Statewide Total Fire Ban and Extreme Fire Danger," Mr Elliott posted on his Facebook account."I should have put my RFS family first and foremost given the current conditions and now it's time to get back to work."
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