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A burnt lawn mower is pictured outside a destroyed structure in Wingello, Australia. Getty Images
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A burnt vehicle is seen inside a gutted house after an overnight bushfire in Quaama in the state of New South Wales, Australia. AFP
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The flight deck of a C-130J Hercules aircraft has a warm glow from wildfires, as the pilots prepare to land at Merimbula airfield to deploy Fire and Rescue crews. AP
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A child is helped onto a helicopter as the fire ravaged community of Mallacoota is evacuated. AP
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A Royal Australian Navy MRH-90 helicopter crew member looks out over fires burning near Cann River. The wildfires have so far scorched an area twice the size of the US state of Maryland. AP
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A resident throws a bucket of water onto a smoldering tree on his property in Wingello, Australia. Getty Images
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a press conference alongside Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. Getty Images
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A woodchip mill burnt by bushfires is seen as smoke rises in Eden, NSW, Australia. AFP
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A horse grazes in front of a burnt house after an overnight bushfire in Cobargo, NSW, Australia. AFP
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A tired firefighter rests outside a cafe in Cann River, Australia. Getty Images
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A Royal Australian Navy helicopter is loaded with supplies at Bairnsdale for the fire impacted community of Cann River. AP
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Strike team fire trucks roll out in Cann River, Australia. Getty Images
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A burnt lawn mower is pictured outside a destroyed structure in Wingello, Australia. Getty Images
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A burnt vehicle is seen inside a gutted house after an overnight bushfire in Quaama in the state of New South Wales, Australia. AFP
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The flight deck of a C-130J Hercules aircraft has a warm glow from wildfires, as the pilots prepare to land at Merimbula airfield to deploy Fire and Rescue crews. AP
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A child is helped onto a helicopter as the fire ravaged community of Mallacoota is evacuated. AP
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A Royal Australian Navy MRH-90 helicopter crew member looks out over fires burning near Cann River. The wildfires have so far scorched an area twice the size of the US state of Maryland. AP
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A resident throws a bucket of water onto a smoldering tree on his property in Wingello, Australia. Getty Images
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a press conference alongside Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. Getty Images
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A woodchip mill burnt by bushfires is seen as smoke rises in Eden, NSW, Australia. AFP
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A horse grazes in front of a burnt house after an overnight bushfire in Cobargo, NSW, Australia. AFP
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A tired firefighter rests outside a cafe in Cann River, Australia. Getty Images
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A Royal Australian Navy helicopter is loaded with supplies at Bairnsdale for the fire impacted community of Cann River. AP
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Strike team fire trucks roll out in Cann River, Australia. Getty Images
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A burnt lawn mower is pictured outside a destroyed structure in Wingello, Australia. Getty Images
Australian government pledges $1.4bn to bushfire recovery
Firefighters use improved conditions to prepare for more hot weather later this week
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06 January, 2020
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