Govt inquiry warns Australia bushfires not a 'one-off event'

Sydney (AFP) May 25, 2020

An inquiry into Australia's recent bushfires that scorched an area larger than most nations and displaced thousands opened Monday, with a stark warning that such disasters would become longer and more frequent. The government was widely criticised for its response to the devastating blazes - including Prime Minister Scott Morrison who holidayed in Hawaii at the heigh of the crisis - and an