Sky News host Chris Smith has called for sweeping changes to be implemented to ensure Australia's "disastrous summer" of bushfires doesn't happen again.
The cost of Australia's fires scorching millions of hectares of bushland has already reached $700 million in damages — and the lofty figure is set to soar higher with months of sweltering conditions left.
The government has moved to distance itself from rogue backbencher Craig Kelly, with senior Coalition ministers dismissing his climate change comments as a "sideshow".
The RFS has confirmed 672 homes have been destroyed by fires since January 1, with that number expected to rise as Damage Assessment Teams access more fire zones.
Managing Director at Market Economics Stephen Koukoulas says Australia's economy could take a big hit and "will feel it in the short term" following the current bushfire crisis.
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