Law changes flagged to deal with bushfires

By Paul Osborne
Updated January 29 2020 - 12:08am, first published 12:05am
Scott Morrison wants new powers to allow a national state of emergency in the wake of crises.
Scott Morrison wants new powers to allow a national state of emergency in the wake of crises.

Scott Morrison has flagged new powers to allow a "national state of emergency" to be declared in the wake of crises such as the current bushfires.

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