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| Australia fires live: emergency warning for Grose Valley bushfire in NSW as SA firefighters helped by cooler conditions – latest | |
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| PM says link between extreme weather and climate change won’t change policy. Victoria and South Australia still under bushfire threat as NSW surveys damage. Follow the latest news and updates | |
| Scott Morrison and Gladys Berejiklian have arrived at one of the Green Wattle creek fire evacuation centres – the Picton Bowling Club. | |
| About a dozen people had stayed there last night. | |
| If you haven’t seen it, Lenore Taylor has written on what she took out of Scott Morrison’s press conference. A taste: | |
| You’ll find the whole thing here: | |
| Two more areas have been given access to disaster recovery funding. From the release: | |
| Victoria Mackinlay has published this photo of dead ladybugs washing up on Bondi beach, surrounded by ash | |
| The ACCC has responded to the National Electricity Market price report – and it is not as rosy as Angus Taylor made out. | The ACCC has responded to the National Electricity Market price report – and it is not as rosy as Angus Taylor made out. |
| From the ACCC public media release: | From the ACCC public media release: |
| A very welcome piece of good news from the NSW RFS – a missing man has been found, safe. | A very welcome piece of good news from the NSW RFS – a missing man has been found, safe. |
| Scott Morrison is still making his way to an evacuation centre in Picton | Scott Morrison is still making his way to an evacuation centre in Picton |
| I’ve just been alerted to Scott Morrison addressing the US and Canadian fire fighters at the Sydney RFS headquarters, which was shown on Sunrise (which is why I missed it the first time). | I’ve just been alerted to Scott Morrison addressing the US and Canadian fire fighters at the Sydney RFS headquarters, which was shown on Sunrise (which is why I missed it the first time). |
| He cracked a joke about Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. | He cracked a joke about Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. |
| Let’s hope he is talking about Trudeau’s love of a selfie, given the circumstances.: | Let’s hope he is talking about Trudeau’s love of a selfie, given the circumstances.: |
| The Grose Valley fire has been raised to “emergency”. | The Grose Valley fire has been raised to “emergency”. |
| The smoke haze has hit Brisbane. | The smoke haze has hit Brisbane. |
| As of 10:30am AEDT, here’s what we know the fire situation is across Australia at the moment. | As of 10:30am AEDT, here’s what we know the fire situation is across Australia at the moment. |
| In New South Wales there are five fires at watch and act level: Gospers Mountain fire, Green Wattle Creek, Grose Valley, Kerry Ridge, and Upper Turon Rd, Palmers Oaky. | In New South Wales there are five fires at watch and act level: Gospers Mountain fire, Green Wattle Creek, Grose Valley, Kerry Ridge, and Upper Turon Rd, Palmers Oaky. |
| In Victoria there are three fires at watch and act level: Tambo Crossing and Wattle Creek, Ensay and Reedy Flat and Brookville. | In Victoria there are three fires at watch and act level: Tambo Crossing and Wattle Creek, Ensay and Reedy Flat and Brookville. |
| In South Australia there are still two fires burning at Duncan and Menzies on Kangaroo Island, and a watch and act in place for a fire in Cudlee Creek. | In South Australia there are still two fires burning at Duncan and Menzies on Kangaroo Island, and a watch and act in place for a fire in Cudlee Creek. |
| The weather conditions are a bit milder than yesterday, and there’s no emergency warnings currently in place, but we will update if that changes over the course of the day. | The weather conditions are a bit milder than yesterday, and there’s no emergency warnings currently in place, but we will update if that changes over the course of the day. |
| Just before Scott Morrison’s press conference, RFS commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons* gave an update on the NSW fires: | Just before Scott Morrison’s press conference, RFS commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons* gave an update on the NSW fires: |
| *apologies for the typo in the original post | *apologies for the typo in the original post |
| Anthony Albanese will be up at 1pm. | Anthony Albanese will be up at 1pm. |
| I imagine he wants Scott Morrison’s press conference to sit and marinate for a while, before he adds his two cents, given you know, the prime minister wants us all to be kinder to each other, and leave any division to the side - unless of course, you need to make your own political point. | I imagine he wants Scott Morrison’s press conference to sit and marinate for a while, before he adds his two cents, given you know, the prime minister wants us all to be kinder to each other, and leave any division to the side - unless of course, you need to make your own political point. |
| For example: | For example: |
| Scott Morrison at the beginning of the press conference: | Scott Morrison at the beginning of the press conference: |
| Scott Morrison half way through the press conference: | Scott Morrison half way through the press conference: |
| This ‘debate’ if you can call it that, given Chris Smith seems to have decided his job, now that he is returning to Sydney radio 2GB is just to yell over anyone who has a different view, or you know, the facts, sums up most of the country right now: | This ‘debate’ if you can call it that, given Chris Smith seems to have decided his job, now that he is returning to Sydney radio 2GB is just to yell over anyone who has a different view, or you know, the facts, sums up most of the country right now: |