Furious homeowner UNLEASHES on politicians in fire ravaged Nimbin as she slams MPs for ‘having a circus’ while their homes burn to the ground
- Nimbin resident confronts local member in a furious war of words over the fires
- Ginger O’Brien took exception to Anthony Albanese and what he said in town
- After his appearance Member for Lismore Janell Saffin tried to calm the situation
- Instead Ms O’Brien unleashed on Mrs Saffin claiming they are ‘playing with fire’
A furious resident has confronted a Labor MP accusing Anthony Albanese of ‘having a circus’ while homes continue to burn amid Australia’s bushfire crisis.
The Labor leader was in Nimbin, in northern New South Wales, where he told climate change protesters now was not the time for politics.
Local resident Ginger O’Brien was heard shouting at Mr Alabanese as he spoke before she was filmed angrily approaching Member for Lismore, Janell Saffin.
A furious exchange between Nimbin resident Ginger O’Brien and Member for Lismore Janell Saffin was caught on camera as Ms O’Brien accused politicians of ‘playing with fire’
‘Shame on you, your house is not burning. My house is burning down, what are you doing? Nothing!’ Ms O’Brien shouted into the member’s face.
‘You’re laughing, you’re having a circus, you’re playing with fire, fire! That’s all burning!’
The furious exchange came as Prime Minister Scott Morrison pleaded with his colleagues to ‘tone it down a notch’.
Mr Morrison labelled Barnaby Joyce’s comments ‘unhelpful’ after the Nationals backbencher suggested two people who died in NSW bushfires ‘most likely’ voted for the Greens.
The prime minister wants his colleagues to ‘take it down a few notches’, urging all politicians to stop bickering over the link between climate change and natural disasters.
‘There have been a lot of provocative comments made over the last few days from all sides of the debate and I find it very unhelpful,’ Mr Morrison said in Canberra.
‘The last thing that people in an urgent crisis need at the moment is hearing politicians shout at each other.
‘There is a time and a place to debate controversial issues and important issues, right now it’s important to focus on the needs of Australians who need our help.’
Mr Joyce stirred controversy while blaming the minor party for increasing the threat of bushfires.
Ms O’Brien (pictured right) said the politicians were only creating a circus for themselves and were doing nothing to help as her house burned
Meanwhile Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for politicians to ‘tone it down’ after The Nationals Member for New England Barnaby Joyce (pictured) said two people who died in the bushfires probably voted Green
‘I acknowledge that the two people who died were most likely people who voted for the Green party, so I am not going to start attacking them,’ he told Sky News on Tuesday.
‘That’s the last thing I want to do. What I wanted to concentrate on is the policies that we can mitigate these tragedies happening again in the future.’
Mr Joyce doubled down on disputed claims the fire service had conducted insufficient hazard reduction burns this year as a result of opposition from Greens councils.
He also criticised Greens MP Adam Bandt for demanding an end to coal production.
‘To make these spurious links – that a policy change would have stopped the fire – is so insulting and just completely beyond the pale,’ Mr Joyce said.
Labor frontbencher Kristina Keneally slammed his remarks during a Senate estimates hearing.
‘How does he know who they voted for and why does it matter? They’re dead; they died in a bushfire. Isn’t that enough?’ Senator Keneally said.
Labor frontbencher Kristina Keneally slammed his remarks saying it did not matter how the deceased voted what mattered was their lives were tragically lost to bushfire