Summer was a ‘bit of a pile-on but I’ve got a job to do’: Morrison

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has brushed aside criticism of his handling of the bushfire crisis, saying “a lot of things were misrepresented” over the fire season. “There was a bit of a pile-on, but I’ve got thick skin, and I’ve got work to do, I've got a job to do, we’re going to rebuild these bushfire-affected areas,” he told reporters on Monday. The prime minister insisted the government was working hard to get fire-ravaged towns up and running again after AMP Capital's Chief Economist Shane Oliver warned regional towns faced a possible mass exodus after the fires. “We have a $2 billion rebuild plan,” Mr Morrison said. “It’s put tens of millions of dollars into local councils to restore vital infrastructure, it’s ensured that we’re investing in wildlife recovery in these areas, it includes $75,000 grants to primary producers.” Image: Getty Via news.com.au — Australia’s #1 news site https://www.news.com.au