NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she will be guided by experts, "not politicians" on hazard reduction burns, responding to Scott Morrison's pressure for a bushfire royal commission to investigate state management of fuel loads.
Mr Morrison ramped up calls for a proposed federal inquiry to scrutinise the states pre-fire preparations, such as prescribed burns, land management and building codes.
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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
