Opposition Leader AlboMP says “the prime minister is essentially teasing volunteer bush firefighters by having ministers say that an announcement is imminent”.
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says “the prime minister is essentially teasing volunteer bush firefighters by having ministers say that an announcement is imminent”.
“The truth is this can be fixed very easily”. “The provisions are there under existing legislation, that has been pointed out to him [Scott Morrison] for weeks”. Watch the full media conference with Mr Albanese here. Image: News Corp Australia
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