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| Australia fires live: South Australia, NSW and Victoria brace for return of bushfire danger – latest updates | Australia fires live: South Australia, NSW and Victoria brace for return of bushfire danger – latest updates |
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| Temperatures and winds set to rise as weather conditions worsen, bringing severe bushfire risk. Follow the latest news and live updates | Temperatures and winds set to rise as weather conditions worsen, bringing severe bushfire risk. Follow the latest news and live updates |
| Zali Steggall is pushing for a climate change act - and she is targeting ‘modern Liberals’ to cross the floor to make it a reality. | |
| From Sarah Martin: | |
| The independent MP Zali Steggall is calling on self-styled “modern Liberals” to support legislation to establish a new climate change framework, warning them to ignore the views of their constituents “at their peril”. | |
| Steggall, who toppled Tony Abbott in the Sydney seat of Warringah at the May 2019 election, largely on a platform of climate change action, is finalising draft legislation for a “national climate change framework” that sets out a roadmap for Australia to transition to a decarbonised economy. | |
| The legislation is modelled on the UK’s Climate Change Act, passed in 2008, and mirrors framework laws in place in New Zealand and Ireland. Germany and Fiji are considering similar draft legislation. | |
| Adam Morton has had a look at Australia’s 2019 temperatures. It is not good news. | |
| Firefighting efforts have received an extra $166m since the fire season began. | |
| Gladys Berejiklian: | |
| Gladys Berejiklian says the government is committing $1bn to rebuilding after the fires, which frees up the money the federal government is providing from its $2bn recovery fund, to go in direct payments to those who have been impacted. | |
| Scott Morrison is in Canberra today, as the National Security Committee of cabinet meets to discuss Iran and Iraq. | |
| The Labor shadow cabinet will be meeting in Adelaide. | |
| This short clip from Scott Morrison’s trip to Kangaroo Island yesterday is doing the rounds on social media. | This short clip from Scott Morrison’s trip to Kangaroo Island yesterday is doing the rounds on social media. |
| To be fair, he had just been informed about the Iraq situation while in the air. | To be fair, he had just been informed about the Iraq situation while in the air. |
| Dick Lang, and his son Dr Clayton Lang, were found in their car on the Playford Highway at Gosse on Saturday, attempting to escape what was described as a ‘virtually unstoppable’ fire, devastating the Kangaroo Island community. | Dick Lang, and his son Dr Clayton Lang, were found in their car on the Playford Highway at Gosse on Saturday, attempting to escape what was described as a ‘virtually unstoppable’ fire, devastating the Kangaroo Island community. |
| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| We start the day with residents in Victoria’s firezone being told to leave now, as temperatures begin their climb back to dangerous levels. | We start the day with residents in Victoria’s firezone being told to leave now, as temperatures begin their climb back to dangerous levels. |
| An emergency warning was issued on Thursday morning for Bobinawarrah, Carboor, Kneebones Gap, Whorouly, Whorouly East and Whorouly South. Heavy ember attacks are being reported. | An emergency warning was issued on Thursday morning for Bobinawarrah, Carboor, Kneebones Gap, Whorouly, Whorouly East and Whorouly South. Heavy ember attacks are being reported. |
| We haven’t had an emergency level warning since earlier this week. | We haven’t had an emergency level warning since earlier this week. |
| Tomorrow is still the next really worrying day, with authorities warning all week that Friday’s conditions were going to be dangerous, with high temperatures and worrying winds. | Tomorrow is still the next really worrying day, with authorities warning all week that Friday’s conditions were going to be dangerous, with high temperatures and worrying winds. |
| In South Australia, Vivonne Bay in Kangaroo Island is being evacuated. | In South Australia, Vivonne Bay in Kangaroo Island is being evacuated. |
| The weather bureau has officially reported last year was Australia’s hottest on record, with temperatures 1.5 degrees above average. | The weather bureau has officially reported last year was Australia’s hottest on record, with temperatures 1.5 degrees above average. |
| The NSW RFS has also released an update | The NSW RFS has also released an update |
| We’ll bring you the day’s events, as they happen | We’ll bring you the day’s events, as they happen |