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NSW inquest begins into 'Black Summer' bushfires

Burnt out vegetation in the wake of Australia's bush fires

Photograph taken near the end of Hat Hill Road, Blackheath, Blue Mountains, Australia. Burnt out vegetation from Australia's bush fires Source: Getty Images

It was the unprecedented fire season that scarred Australia and a New South Wales coronial inquiry into the 'Black Summer' of 2019-2020 bushfires has begun.


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By John Baldock

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It was the unprecedented fire season that scarred Australia and a New South Wales coronial inquiry into the 'Black Summer' of 2019-2020 bushfires has begun.



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