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Aug 15, 2023 | abc.net.au | Meghna Bali |Liz Keen |Kathleen Ferguson |Meredith Griffiths |Ben Deacon |Ingrid Wagner | +5 more

Alice Brennan: Hi there, Alice Brennan here and welcome to Background Briefing. We’re bringing you a story produced about a month ago, and that’s because a state of emergency has been declared across New South Wales. We’re talking about this state’s two biggest cities facing imminent danger in circumstances that have literally never happened before. There’s currently 60 fires burning in New South Wales and 47 across the border in Queensland.

Aug 15, 2023 | abc.net.au | Meghna Bali |Liz Keen |Kathleen Ferguson |Meredith Griffiths |Ben Deacon |Ingrid Wagner | +5 more

Alice Brennan: It’s kinda hard to believe that summer isn’t beginning for another two whole months. That’s because it’s October and in some parts of the country, the bushfire season began four weeks ago, it’s been the most devastating September in this country ever. Michael Gilbert: We're just looking at total devastation on the centre of our property like the fire come through and just burnt everything including animals and wildlife.