SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will commit an extra A$2 billion (£1.06 billion) over the next two years to help cover the cost of rebuilding as bushfires ravage the country, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday.
He told a news conference the government would pay "whatever it costs" to recover from the fires, which are likely to run for weeks or months yet.
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