Call for Pause on Proposed Australian Bushfire Laws

Call for Pause on Proposed Australian Bushfire Laws
Burning embers cover the ground as firefighters battle against bushfires around the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales on Dec. 31, 2019. SAEED KHAN/Getty Images
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The Greens have urged parliament not to pass laws fast-tracking the process to call out defence personnel and Reserves to deal with bushfire emergencies until constitutional issues are resolved.

The 2019-20 “Black Summer” bushfires were the first time Reserves have been “called out” to support defence assistance operations.