that s their job. that s what we vote them to do, the opposition in government to sort this out, to come up with solutions. reporter: two firefighters died earlier this week when their vehicle veered off the road during a firefighting operation. i ve obviously returned from leave. reporter: critics blame the prime minister for his inaction on climate change, something morrison has denied in recent weeks. during his absence acting prime minister michael mccormack also recognized that further action is needed but added that a lot of hysteria about climate change is also part of the problem, linking bush fires to other causes. it has always been the case. our government has always and i have always acknowledged the connection between these weather events and these broader fire events and the impacts globally
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