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Dark Emu brought Bruce Pascoe years of trouble. He says backlash to Black Duck is ‘inevitable’
At 77, and with his next book complete, Pascoe says he’s tiring more easily these days. From his property near Mallacoota, he tells of his hope for the future.
- by Bianca Hall
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Homes destroyed, police investigate as bushfire rages south of Perth
Police are treating a bushfire that has destroyed homes south of Perth as suspicious.
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Emergency services
Bedfordale bushfire being treated as suspicious
An watch and act has now replaced an emergency warning that saw residents evacuate their homes in the suburbs of Bedfordale and Ashendon near Armadale.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
DFES reveals cause of Gidgegannup fire
The blaze burnt through 690 hectares of bushland this week and came dangerously close to properties in the Perth hills.
- by Sarah Brookes
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Perth
Gidgegannup blaze downgraded, residents to return home
Dozens of residents forced to evacuate amid a blaze east of Perth near Gidgegannup have been told they can return home, as a probe into what caused the fire continues.
- by Heather McNeill and Jesinta Burton
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Perth
Lives and homes at risk as bushfire spreads through City of Swan
Residents in Perth’s north-east have been urged to flee as 120 firefighters battle an emergency-level blaze in the City of Swan.
- by Cameron Myles and Emma Young
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Floods
Minns wants big business to bankroll natural disaster protection
The Minns government wants insurers, banks and superannuation funds to help bankroll projects that reduce flood and bushfire risks faced by NSW residents.
- by Heath Gilmore
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Heatwave
Pitch festival cancelled, reveller dies as state’s heatwave drags on
Relief from the heat is not expected to arrive until Tuesday as outdoor events across Victoria are cancelled and the state remains on high alert for bushfires.
- by Sherryn Groch and Roy Ward
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Heatwave
Festival chaos across Victoria amid extreme heat and bushfire warning
The Moomba parade has been cancelled due to forecast severe heat, as drama engulfs a camping arts festival in regional Victoria that is proceeding despite an extreme fire warning.
- by Rachael Dexter and Max Walden
North Lake residents on alert as fire approaches homes, freeway
A warning has been issued for those in Perth’s southern suburbs as emergency services battle a blaze burning on the edge of Kwinana Freeway and approaching homes in North Lake.
- by Jesinta Burton
Heatwave warnings issued as state prepares for soaring temperatures
Victoria is set to sizzle through a heatwave this long weekend, with temperatures expected to reach into the 40s in some parts of the state.
- by Benjamin Preiss