Sydney may be quieter than usual this summer. While the bushfires are devastating vast swathes of the state, many Sydneysiders are planning to leave the city for respite from grey-brown skies and polluted air.
Mr Sammut has bought a full-blown gas mask so he can safely go outside while he prepares the house for sale. The smoke haze makes him depressed so he will take short breaks from the city when he can.Nicole Rogers, an academic at Southern Cross University who has researched population mobility caused by global warming, saidbut every area would have "its own moment of climate change midnight".
Instead they have made a last-minute decision to visit family in Malaysia and will stay at least three weeks depending on conditions in Sydney. Miriam Hart and Nick Ward from Manly pulled their daughter Lila, 7, out of school before the end of term and headed to the south coast seeking fresh air. "We're smoke refugees," Mr Ward said.
niltiac Over the top much? Wonder if people like him will regret the decision come autumn when the drought breaks (3 x year droughts are certainly not uncommon nor are bushfires)
niltiac Soz but as a country boy i say 'f**k off we are full in the country' and 'go back to the city you came from' Not so funny when we need to seek asylum is it? And the mild conditions your escaping are nothing compared to the worn torn middle east! Big stretch using the term refugee
niltiac Awwww once again only Sydney matters! Exactly the same up here in QLD!
niltiac Flee the city? But the country side is burning. Where is this “fresh air” they speak of? even Melbourne sky’s are Smokey now and Victoria has fires as well.
niltiac Prayers for Australia and all the firefighters. California is praying for you, 🙏 AUSTRALIANBUSHFIRES praytherosary staystrong Lord have mercy.
niltiac Take a trip to China, the air is lovely there.
niltiac Now something will get done the sooks of Sydney are crying check with your greenie friends.
niltiac 'Refugees'
niltiac Look out Tasmania! You’re going to need a wall.
niltiac What an absurd story. smh niltiac auspol nswpol
niltiac Well, that seems to have debased the term. Consider yourself fortunate you are not fleeing bombing, persecution, or war.
niltiac What a load of crap
niltiac ExtinctionRebellionarsonists
niltiac Ahahahaha smoke refugees could you get anymore western pampered histrionics.
niltiac So tender these cockroaches
niltiac Where exactly are they fleeing too coz the whole state is up in smoke?
niltiac Harden the f$%k up princess
niltiac Well how about with those tears use them to put the fires out.
niltiac climatechange refugees on the rise
niltiac Bad timing for this article, very bad timing and completely disconnected from people in the path of the fires.
geoffrey_payne niltiac Perhaps, instead of moving or apparently grandstanding, Adon Sammut could consider joining his local RFS brigade?
niltiac Don’t head to the central west or beyond... even Dubbo has smoke from Sydney!!
niltiac Yes until the most populous state in Australia started to experience discomfort all was denied. the storm in S.A The floods in Queensland the heat wave in W.A. We know who rules this country, it is not a Commonwealth.
niltiac Diddums. There are people who have died, lost their homes. What is wrong with these people? The snowflake generation. We all lived through 1994. 🙄
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niltiac Anyone telling these refugees to go back where they came from and stop breathing our fresh air?
niltiac ScottMorrisonMP
niltiac Don’t come north, week 8 of smoke here.
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niltiac might have to flee a long way. smoked in centrsl nsw for days. very bad this morning. nearest fire is +100 ks away.
niltiac they should flee to Hawaii. I heard it's great this time of year.
niltiac Lol.
niltiac we have been choked for over 4weeks The eyes sting The throat is itchy So much smoky air
niltiac Wow what a knob.
niltiac This article comes off poorly. Yes, the smoke pollution is dangerous, and esp. for those with respiratory conditions. But there are battles being fought by the fire and other services all over NSW and Australia and the focus should be on supporting them right now. They need it.
niltiac He expects to sell while wearing a gas mask?
niltiac more left wing crap
niltiac Meanwhile Scott 'Nero' Morrison fiddles whilst AustraliaBurns SydneyIsChoking sydneysmoke AUSTRALIANBUSHFIRES AustraliaFires ClimateChange globalwarming
niltiac Being a ‘smoke refugee’ and heading for the south coast? Sorry to break this to you, but.... 🙄🙄🙄
niltiac we have to science the shit of of this - rainmakers desperately needed
niltiac Its xmas holiday period. Its normal for sydneysiders to travel outside of sydney this time of year
niltiac Didums. What about the people who are fighting this and don’t have a choice. Toughen up buttercup
niltiac O really. Toughen up princess
niltiac Get a life.
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