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Black Saturday leads to major changes in bushfire emergency response

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Residents seek advice from a firefighter in Sydney during a bushfire alert in 2018 Source: AAP

2009 disaster triggered a Royal Commission that's led to Australia-wide changes to the way emergency services respond to bushfire threats

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2009 disaster triggered a Royal Commission that's led to Australia-wide changes to the way emergency services respond to bushfire threats

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