Economic impact of bushfires likely to break all records

The economic impact from this season's unprecedented bushfires is likely to exceed the record set by the 2009 Black Saturday blazes. There are warnings the toll the blazes are taking on industries like agriculture and tourism. as well as a lag in consumer confidence...will likely cause a significant blow economy.

Eight year-old walks next to the remains of a house that his family was about to buy and was destroyed by bushfires in Rappville, NSW Source: AAP