Scott Morrison is returning to Australia today after being criticised for going on leave as intense blazes burned across the country. 9News
The prime minister is expected to visit Rural Fire Service headquarters over the weekend after flying into Sydney.Prime Minister Scott Morrison will return from leave as the country faces a bushfire crisis."I deeply regret any offence caused to any of the many Australians affected by the terrible bushfires by my taking leave with family at this time," Mr Morrison said yesterday.
"I have been receiving regular updates on the bushfires disaster as well as the status of the search for and treatment of the victims of the White Island tragedy." Sydney dads Geoffrey Keaton and Andrew O'Dwyer were killed when a fire truck rolled as they fought bushfires in NSW.
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