A disaster is putting it mildly. We had the hottest December on record in WA. (Western Australia). January isn’t any better. It’s not usually this hot. And there isn’t any cooler weather predicted for months.
We have had massive finance cuts to the rural fire services that have come back to bite hard.
Back burning, which is necessary to alleviate bush fires, ( even the indigenous land owners knew of its importance before us immigrants turned up) haven’t been carried out, due to the cuts, and the ‘greens’ said it wasn’t needed. Stupid stupid people.
To top it off the prime minister, who is a complete fuckwit, excuse my language, has said that the economy is more important right now. He also piss farted around and went on holiday to his ‘mate’ Murdoch, whilst lives, homes and the animal kingdom burnt. It’s been sickening to see.
He’s shown as much leadership as a fecking finger puppet. I detest the man.
He also sold off huge water reserves to foreign private companies for mining, whilst Australia is suffering from a horrendous drought. This has also been a factor.
The country is burning, millions upon millions of acres.
The ice caps and mountains of New Zealand are coloured brown with the smoke from the fires.
Australians are calling for help from the international communities, as ‘our’ government is inept.
Millions of dollars have been raised by the Australian public to help the fire fighters, and other environmental groups that help with the wildlife that’s being wiped out.
I’ve had friends who have had to evacuate their homes, it’s frightening to see them so upset.
As a trained firefighter through my employment I’m joining up to the volunteer fire service when I’m back from my swing offshore. They need as many hands as possible.
Lastly, we’ve had arsonists lighting some of these fires, one who was in the volunteer fire service. Utter scum.
The situation truly heartbreaking.
I hope if you have any friends of family living here they are safe and sound. That goes to all the Aussie Addicks over here.
Mate-That scumbag Morrison has just been booted out and the Labor Party under Anthony Albanese, has just yesterday, been sworn in, as Australias 31st P M.Governing in his own right, with a 2 seat majority .Also the Nationals ( part of the Coalition with the Liberals Conservatives) have lost their leader, too The climate change denyer Barnaby Joyce-- I couldnt be more delighted. I left coz of Thatcher, in 1979. The Coalition have now elected Peter Dutton as the new leader .Worse than Morrison, and more right of center. God help them, and us if he ever gets elected. Murdoch and his gutter press and the usual thick apathetic public might do it ,like they do in thick apathetic Britain---31st May -22
I have a distant Australian cousin who is a senior officer in the fire brigade. She says the significant factors from her experience are arsonists and lack of backburning and firebreaks as mentioned above.
Be careful here .The climate denyers, particularly the Murdoch gutter press use the arsonist issue as a 'nothing to see here' diversion from the real issue at large As a foot note i am not suggesting for one moment that she is wrong but the Murdoch press blow this up, out of all proportion
Pledging... Amber Heard also pledged a donation to charity and never made it (not to do with the fires)... Did Pink ever make this donation? I never read this thread back then!
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