Bushfires Royal Commission gets underway

Fire crews at the out-of-control Gospers Mountain fire in December 2019

Fire crews at the out-of-control Gospers Mountain fire in December 2019 Source: AAP

The bushfire Royal Commission has heard the so-called “Black Summer” bushfire season that devastated south east Australia is the worst in 100 years nationally.


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