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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 |
| There is also this fundraiser - if you follow the hashtag, you’ll see what some of your favourite Australian authors are offering up. | |
| For example, Trent Dalton (who is one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet) | |
| In South Australia, the Ravine fire on Kangaroo Island is still burning. | |
| People are not allowed back to check the damage as yet. | |
| Woolworths has updated its store closures for the south coast - almost all have been reopened and more supplies are coming. | |
| Just a reminder, if you want to help fire victims in Victoria, they can’t handle goods at the moment - there is nowhere to store it. | |
| If you want to help in Victoria, they recommend the Bushfire appeal | |
| NSW authorities are working on “turbo charging” the recovery response today, with cooler conditions giving them a chance to get into areas they have been unable to reach and assess. | |
| Here is some of what they are dealing with. | |
| There are still more than 30,000 residents without power in the south coast region. | |
| That is going to remain that way for up to a week. | |
| And while we hear from our politicians that there has never been any debate about climate change’s impact on worsening disasters, a reminder, or if you missed it, of Craig Kelly’s contribution while speaking to the BBC on Saturday. | |
| Kelly: | |
| That is not what our climate scientists have been telling us. That’s the opposite of what our climate scientists have been telling us. And the scientist he is particularly referring to, has publicly said he is being misrepresented - that they are basing their claims on a misspoken sentence. | |
| The impact the bushfire emergency is having on our First Nations people is required reading as well. | |
| From Lorena Allam: | |
| You can find more information on some of the drinking water issues in this Twitter thread. | |
| And yes, the water supply is being affected by the fires in some areas. | |
| Greg Mullins is also asked about hazard reduction burns. He says: | Greg Mullins is also asked about hazard reduction burns. He says: |
| Asked about Scott Morrison’s comments yesterday, claiming there has never been any dispute about the impact of climate change on natural disasters: | Asked about Scott Morrison’s comments yesterday, claiming there has never been any dispute about the impact of climate change on natural disasters: |
| Greg Mullins says: | Greg Mullins says: |
| Greg Mullins is also very critical of the government’s response to requests for more resources, before the fire season began: | Greg Mullins is also very critical of the government’s response to requests for more resources, before the fire season began: |
| The former fire chief Greg Mullins, who has been speaking out about Australia’s fire preparedness since April, along with former fire and emergency commissioners from across the nation, says this is why they are concerned about what is coming: | The former fire chief Greg Mullins, who has been speaking out about Australia’s fire preparedness since April, along with former fire and emergency commissioners from across the nation, says this is why they are concerned about what is coming: |
| Given this image is doing the rounds on social media, it is important to provide some context to it. It shows the areas which have been hit by bushfires from 5 December to 5 January - and has been compiled using data. It doesn’t show all the fires burning now. | Given this image is doing the rounds on social media, it is important to provide some context to it. It shows the areas which have been hit by bushfires from 5 December to 5 January - and has been compiled using data. It doesn’t show all the fires burning now. |
| Linda Reynolds denied she was on leave when asked about this yesterday. | Linda Reynolds denied she was on leave when asked about this yesterday. |
| Which obviously was news to the executive, which appointed Christian Porter as acting defence minister, according to the New Daily. | Which obviously was news to the executive, which appointed Christian Porter as acting defence minister, according to the New Daily. |
| A watch and act alert has been issued for the Bemm River and Cann River in Victoria. | A watch and act alert has been issued for the Bemm River and Cann River in Victoria. |
| NORTHERN TERRITORY | NORTHERN TERRITORY |
| * No current bushfires | * No current bushfires |
| * Five homes confirmed destroyed | * Five homes confirmed destroyed |
| ACT | ACT |
| * No bushfires burning | * No bushfires burning |
| * Significant smoke haze from interstate blazes | * Significant smoke haze from interstate blazes |