Australia leader seeks greater federal powers in emergencies: Report

FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo AllegriSYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants greater federal powers during natural disasters, local media reported on Wednesday , as authorities warned that bushfires ravaging the country for months were now sweeping through a national park outside the capital.

He later mobilised about 3,000 Australian Defence Force reservists to help regional communities affected by the fires. "We must continue to learn from this fire season so we are better prepared for the next one, whether that be the deployment of the ADF, local hazard ­reduction, access to resources such as aerial firefighting equipment, consistency of disaster recovery ­arrangements or resilience in the face of a changing climate," the paper quoted him as saying.Wednesday's scheduled speech comes as a fire of nearly 10,000 hectares was tearing across a national park south of the capital.

Bushfires have killed 33 people and an estimated 1 billion native animals in Australia since September, while 2,500 homes and a wilderness area the size of Greece have been destroyed.

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