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Flat White

We need a natural disaster supremo – and Tony Abbott’s the man for the job

8 January 2020

5:00 AM

8 January 2020

5:00 AM

As catastrophic bushfires continue to rage across south-eastern Australia, as property continues to burn, human and animal lives continue to be lost, and the Prime Minister is under constant partisan attack for simply trying to do his job in a crisis, one of the lessons being learned in the flames is that nature doesn’t give a rat’s about state borders, federal-state responsibilities and who does what at times like these.

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