Scott Morrison apologises for holidaying while Australia burns

Scott Morrison has apologised for upsetting people by going on holiday in Hawaii while much of Australia burned in the latest bushfire emergency.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison greets firefighters from Canada at the NSW Rural Fire Service control room in Sydney. Source: AAP

The Liberal leader returned to Sydney on Saturday night and on Sunday morning confirmed he'd been in Hawaii with his family on a trip that was planned six weeks ago.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison is briefed by NSW RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons in the NSW Rural Fire Service control room.

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