MELBOURNE, Jan 3 — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison faced enraged hecklers and an angry firefighter in a town ravaged by bushfires, piling pressure on the leader amid an unprecedented crisis that has killed at least 18 people. A firefighter refused to shake Morrison's hand when he visited...
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a press conference in Mount BarkerDecember 24, 2019 while touring areas affected by the bushfires. — AAP Image/Kelly Barnes via Reuters
Video footage showed Morrison tried to grab the man's hand, who then got up and walked away, sparking an apology from the prime minister. A local fire official explained that the man had lost his house while defending others' homes. Morrison had walked away from a Cobargo woman who urged him to provide more funding to the town and state firefighters.
“To be honest, the locals probably gave him the welcome he probably deserved,” said New South Wales transport minister Andrew Constance.
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