Firefighters burnt and multiple homes lost as NSW's bushfire crisis continues.
Ten people including a NSW Greens MP have been arrested as climate protesters launched a “camp-out” at Scott Morrison’s Sydney prime ministerial residence.
Greens MP David Shoebridge was among activists outside Kirribilli House on Thursday demanding urgent action amid unprecedented bushfires. NSW Police said nine adults and a child had been arrested for disobeying a police direction to move on.Protesters, including students representing the School Strike 4 Climate movement, set up tents on the road outside Mr Morrison’s official residence on Thursday morning, calling it the “Kirribilli camp-out”.
They are calling on the federal government to take immediate action on climate change and urged no new coal and gas projects, a transition to 100 per cent renewables and funding for affected fossil fuel workers.The prime minister is currently on a family break and will return to work on Monday.Picture: Steven Saphore/AAP“Go and do something productive. Go donate your time to Meals on Wheels or something like that,” he told reporters at the Rural Fire Service headquarters in Sydney.
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