Sam Newman has gone public with a shocking new theory on how Australians should combat the bushfire crisis that’s hitting the country hard.

Newman suggested on Twitter that Australia’s firefighting resources should be shifted towards recovery instead of working hard to contain the blazes.

The 74-year-old said that recent fire activity in Yellowstone National Park suggests that Australia would be better off letting uncontained fires burn themselves out without any intervention from firefighters.

“Survey done when Yellowstone National Park caught fire. It determined that all the resources deployed to fight the blaze stopped it NOT 1 minute before it went out naturally,” Newman posted on Twitter.

“WE must take note and get out of its way.”

Survey done when Yellowstone National Park caught fire. It determined that all the resources deployed to fight the blaze stopped it NOT 1 minute before it went out naturally. WE must take note and get out of its way. #lifesaving pic.twitter.com/U9WLL4MrB2

— Sam Newman (@Origsmartassam) 9 January 2020

He also took aim at the “miserable pr**ks” who wouldn’t shake Scott Morrison’s hand and said that they should acknowledge the real reason the country is on fire.

“What about the miserable pr**ks who won’t shake Scott Morrison’s hand, or acknowledge him because they think he’s responsible for Australia being on fire. Research the REAL reason,” Newman said on Twitter.

When followers pressed Newman on the what the REAL reason was for the bushfires, he simply replied “Yes” or said nothing.

Many Rural Fire Service volunteers have voiced their annoyance towards Scott Morrison for his perceived lack of leadership during the crisis. The woman who refused to shake Morrison’s hand spoke to 10 News about the incident.

When approached by the Prime Minister, Ms Salucci-McDermott said: “I’m only shaking your hand if you give more funding to our RFS (Rural Fire Service).

“So many people here have lost their homes. We need more help.”

She added: “I would have happily sat down and had a cup of tea with him if he had asked am I OK? What can we do to fix this situation?

“He walked away as I asked for help … we’re desperate, and the people we look to when we are desperate are our leaders," she said, according to news.com.au.

“He wasn’t here to help us was he.”