Call for Royal Commission into Australia's bushfires as government urged to tackle 'root cause'

The Greens have called for a Royal Commission into the bushfire crisis, Labor says it's open to it.

A bushfire near Nowa Nowa general store, East Gippsland. Source: NOWA NOWA GENERAL STORE

The Greens have called for a Royal Commission into the country's bushfire crisis amid weeks of political debate and calls for stronger action on the fires from the federal government.

Fires have so far ravaged New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania.

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