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‘Hero’ volunteer firefighters mourned as Scott Morrison cuts holiday short

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he is 'comforted by the fact' Australians would like him to be nearby during the fire crisis.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he is 'comforted by the fact' Australians would like him to be nearby during the fire crisis. Source: AAP

Australia is in mourning after the deaths of two New South Wales volunteer firefighters. It comes as Prime Minister Scott Morrison cuts short a family holiday in order to return to the country.


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Australia is in mourning after the deaths of two New South Wales volunteer firefighters. It comes as Prime Minister Scott Morrison cuts short a family holiday in order to return to the country.


Thirty two-year-old Geoffrey Keaton and 36-year-old Andrew O'Dwyer were members of the Horsley Park brigade, in Sydney's west, of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service.

Mr Morrison returned to Australia on Saturday evening after mounting criticism over his absence and the death of two NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) volunteers forced him to cut his trip short.

 


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