Sydney's iconic New Year's Eve fireworks will go ahead despite the wildfire crisis to show the world Australia’s resiliency, PM Morrison says.
“The early and prolonged nature of this fire season has made a call beyond what is typically made on our volunteer firefighters," he said.during the wildfire crisis, announced last week that volunteer firefighters from the federal public sector will receive paid leave entitlements.
“A lot of everyone's stunned, a lot of time away from work," said Sean Warren, a volunteer firefighter for about seven years.
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