Australia's embattled prime minister defended his government's climate policy on Monday, as authorities warned that the wildfires ravaging the country's most populous state could fester for months.
Around 200 wildfires were burning in four states, with New South Wales accounting for more than half of them, including 60 fires not contained.
"I am not going to write off the jobs of thousands of Australians by walking away from traditional industries," he told Channel Seven. "We all make decisions. You do as a parent, I do as a parent. We'll seek to balance our work life responsibilities and we all try to get that right," Morrison told Channel Seven.
There is expected to be some desperately needed relief this week for New South Wales, with cooler conditions forecast. The state's Rural Fire Service commissioner, Shane Fitzsimmons, however, painted a bleak long-term picture.
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