Prime Minister Scott Morrison has responded to criticism about the timing of a family holiday as bushfires raged across the country.
Mr Morrison, who has confirmed he is in Hawaii with his wife and two children, said he would return as soon as flights could be arranged.
"Our leave was brought forward due to the need to cancel our scheduled leave in January because of our official government visit to India and Japan at the invitation of PMs Modi and Abe," Mr Morrison said in a statement issued on Friday morning.
