Australian PM flies home to face wildfire outrage

Scott Morrison defends both his government’s climate change policies and his decision to go on holiday to Hawaii last week

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 19: Fire and Rescue personal use a hose as they try to extinguish a bushfire as it burns near homes on the outskirts of the town of Bilpin on December 19, 2019 in
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Australia’s prime minister has apologised for causing “great anxiety” by going on holiday to Hawaii last week, despite a growing bushfire emergency that has provoked protests and widespread public outrage.

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