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So far, blazes have burned across 14.7 million acres in Australia, and firefighters are working tirelessly to stop them.
Residents yelled at the visiting leader for his inaction, telling him he should be "ashamed" and that he'd "left the country to burn."
The death toll includes up to 8,000 koalas, which were already considered vulnerable to extinction.
People in the coastal town of Mallacoota are sheltering on the beach as the wildfire approaches.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Six people have died and a thousand koalas were burned alive in unprecedented wildfires, but Australia's leader has refused to talk about climate change.
All residents have been warned to be on alert."