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That's not really how it works in Australia. We're more focussed on (in order): 1. Helping the people who lost everything 2. Holding the country's leadership t
by jb12 7y ago
That's not really how it works in Australia. We're more focussed on (in order):
1. Helping the people who lost everything
2. Holding the country's leadership to account on why they refused to meet with fire experts before this season.
3. Prosecuting arsonists under the laws we have
You'll note that their names weren't shared, and they will be dealt with in our legal system like any other offender, from underage drinkers all the way to Cardinals in the Catholic Church.
But people starting fires (intentionally or not) is not new in Australia, sadly. What is different this year is the conditions that caused the scale of the destruction, funding cuts to fire services and the prime minister refusing to meet with fire experts, who were trying to warn him that this was going to happen.