Australia’s beleaguered PM Scott Morrison announces some volunteer firefighters will receive paid leave entitlements as wildfires ravage parts of the country
In this image taken from a video, an aerial scene shows firefighters extinguishing wildfires in the Adelaide Hills, Australia on December 24, 2019.
The opposition Labor Party has pressed the government to consider compensation for volunteer firefighters. Cooler temperatures Tuesday in New South Wales provided temporary relief, but authorities warned that conditions could deteriorate this weekend due to warmer and windier weather. Voters have taken to social media calling for leadership at a time of crisis, and along with some of the country's political editors, have criticised Morrison's refusal to take tougher action on climate change.
The tweet prompted Morrison to issue a clarification on Tuesday. "Indeed, as Jacqui joked with me yesterday, I’m not her PM, because she's British, Boris Johnson is," he tweeted.Devastating bushfires have burnt more than 4 million hectares of land across five states and killed nine people since September.
On his return, Morrison further inflamed his political critics by saying there would be no change to climate policy and denied suggestions of a split within his government after his deputy agreed more action was needed.
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