Albanese and Dutton pay tribute to those affected in Victoria amid extreme weather

Both Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have paid tribute to the people of Victoria and the firefighters following the severe storms and bushfires. “In the last 24 hours, nature has thrown everything at the people of Victoria. Bushfires, extreme heat, wild winds, damaging storms, and flash flooding," Mr Albanese said during Question Time on Wednesday. Mr Albanese later went on to say “To everyone in the area please stay safe, do everything you can to stay up to date with warnings and forecasts, do not take risks". “And please follow the advice of the local authorities,” he said. “I know I speak for every member in this place when I say the commonwealth is ready to do whatever we can to help Victorians through these hard days and to assist communities with the work of recovery.”