Prime Minister Scott Morrison has described calls to lower Australia's carbon emissions as 'reckless'. 9News
Mr Morrison spoke of his "regret" at flying out to Hawaii while the bushfire crisis was worsening. He called the decision "complex" and said "fair-minded" Australians would understand.
RFS Development Assessment & Planning Officer Adam Small inspects a burnt out home and out building near Balmoral during the Green Wattle Creek fire. "One thing is certain about these fires, they have started earlier and they will run longer," he said.NSW Rural Fire Service commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said the relentless nature of the bushfire crisis has been wearing down the state's firefighting forces.
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