Australia’s PM Cuts Holiday Short After 2 Bushfire Deaths

Australia’s PM Cuts Holiday Short After 2 Bushfire Deaths
Prime Minister Scott Morrison talks to the media at a press conference in Melbourne, Australia on Dec. 12, 2019. Daniel Pockett/Getty Images
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Scott Morrison has cut short his family holiday in Hawaii and will return to Sydney as soon as possible after the deaths of two firefighters.

The prime minister has copped heavy criticism after taking leave during the bushfire crisis, which has triggered a state of emergency in NSW.