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| Australia fires live: NSW and Victoria bushfires heap pressure on Scott Morrison – latest updates | Australia fires live: NSW and Victoria bushfires heap pressure on Scott Morrison – latest updates |
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| The PM’s handling of the Australian bushfire crisis comes under further scrutiny as NSW and Victorian towns gain brief reprieve from fires. Follow the latest news and live updates | The PM’s handling of the Australian bushfire crisis comes under further scrutiny as NSW and Victorian towns gain brief reprieve from fires. Follow the latest news and live updates |
| In response to the radio host saying “whoever was advising the Prime Minister should be out of a job” over the ad, and the original link to the Liberal party donations button (which was very, very quickly taken down) Anthony Albanese responds: | |
| Anthony Albanese has kept up his regular slot with Adelaide radio 5AA. | |
| He was asked why he has been “muted” in his criticism of Scott Morrison and his handling of the fire crisis: | |
| A few more watch and acts from VicEmergency. | |
| There is a push on from social media, to compile a national map of what is needed where, as well as what is available where - for those needing accommodation, help with pets/livestock, food, water, resources, communications, access to donations etc. | There is a push on from social media, to compile a national map of what is needed where, as well as what is available where - for those needing accommodation, help with pets/livestock, food, water, resources, communications, access to donations etc. |
| You can find quite a bit of information here - and add to it, if you know where people can find help. | You can find quite a bit of information here - and add to it, if you know where people can find help. |
| It is raining in Melbourne and the smoke is still choking the city. | It is raining in Melbourne and the smoke is still choking the city. |
| Health authorities are warning vulnerable people to “minimise” their exposure to smoke - but they’re telling everyone to stay inside if you can. | Health authorities are warning vulnerable people to “minimise” their exposure to smoke - but they’re telling everyone to stay inside if you can. |
| And just a reminder a P2 mask isn’t perfect protection. And if you have a beard, you need to shave it, for the mask to have any hope of working. | And just a reminder a P2 mask isn’t perfect protection. And if you have a beard, you need to shave it, for the mask to have any hope of working. |
| VicEmergency has issued a couple more watch and act alerts. | VicEmergency has issued a couple more watch and act alerts. |
| The air quality in Canberra has been so bad, the emergency management department is temporarily relocating. | The air quality in Canberra has been so bad, the emergency management department is temporarily relocating. |
| From AAP: | From AAP: |
| This week is going to be spent preparing for what could come by Friday, when the heat and fire conditions return. | This week is going to be spent preparing for what could come by Friday, when the heat and fire conditions return. |
| The loss of animal life in these fires has been absolutely staggering. | The loss of animal life in these fires has been absolutely staggering. |
| Researchers estimate wildlife deaths will reach 500m. The images of farmers having to shoot their livestock in places like Batlow should haunt us all. | Researchers estimate wildlife deaths will reach 500m. The images of farmers having to shoot their livestock in places like Batlow should haunt us all. |
| David Littleproud said a lot of today’s efforts will be focused on what to do with the animals caught in the fire crisis. | David Littleproud said a lot of today’s efforts will be focused on what to do with the animals caught in the fire crisis. |
| “We will be trying to take pre-emptive steps today with state agencies making sure the disposal of the livestock is done quickly – there is a biosecurity risk there,” he told the ABC. | “We will be trying to take pre-emptive steps today with state agencies making sure the disposal of the livestock is done quickly – there is a biosecurity risk there,” he told the ABC. |
| “We have to think about our native species that have been decimated by the fires, too, in terms of our recovery.” | “We have to think about our native species that have been decimated by the fires, too, in terms of our recovery.” |
| We have broken heat records – and now we have some of the coldest January days on record for part of the country. | We have broken heat records – and now we have some of the coldest January days on record for part of the country. |
| Just your semi-regular reminder that weather and climate is not the same thing. You can’t look at a frozen zooper dooper and claim warming doesn’t exist. | Just your semi-regular reminder that weather and climate is not the same thing. You can’t look at a frozen zooper dooper and claim warming doesn’t exist. |
| You may have missed this yesterday, but Scott Morrison was asked if the government would still be committed to delivering a surplus this year, given the cost of the fire season – which is still going. He did not answer the question. | You may have missed this yesterday, but Scott Morrison was asked if the government would still be committed to delivering a surplus this year, given the cost of the fire season – which is still going. He did not answer the question. |
| Scott Morrison is in Canberra again today. There is a cabinet meeting, where the government will sign off on the national recovery agency. | Scott Morrison is in Canberra again today. There is a cabinet meeting, where the government will sign off on the national recovery agency. |
| David Littleproud, appearing on the ABC this morning, was asked whether the government under-estimated the impact of climate change on the bushfire season. | David Littleproud, appearing on the ABC this morning, was asked whether the government under-estimated the impact of climate change on the bushfire season. |
| And yet we had several members of the government, including the deputy prime minister, rubbish that link as the season took hold. Members of the government – like Craig Kelly – are still rubbishing that link. | And yet we had several members of the government, including the deputy prime minister, rubbish that link as the season took hold. Members of the government – like Craig Kelly – are still rubbishing that link. |