Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for funds set aside for New Year’s Eve fireworks displays around Australia to be spent on bushfire relief.
More than 77,000 people had signed the online petition, which was set up last month, by Monday afternoon.
People have died, flora and fauna have been destroyed and homes have been lost in the country-wide fires, which have been labelled “unprecedented” for their severity so early in the season.
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