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Bushfires can poorly affect mental health of new mothers: study
Jasper Lindell
Smoke lingers over Canberra in January 2020, a period studied by researchers for its effect on new mothers and pregnant women. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong
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If hell had a cathedral it would look like this: two years on, fire scars healing
John Hanscombe
Journalist John Hanscombe takes in the devastation on the Nerriga Road near Nowra on the NSW South Coast on December 30, 2019. Picture: Sylvia Liber
New insights into Black Summer's terrible fires uncovered
Photo: Shutterstock
Cultural burns better as region 'reckons' with climate change
Anna Falkenmire
GROWTH: Banbai ranger Lesley Patterson with a flourishing Backwater grevillea as part of the project. Photo: UNE
'We feel pretty let down': Black Summer bushfire towns waiting for funds
Harley Dennett
Julie Brown prepares meals for Cobargo BlazeAid camp. Picture: GetUp
Is your home town Australia's hottest?
Nicole Phillips
Is your home town Australia's hottest?
Helpful hints to keep up-to-date with emergency support, news
Helpful hints to keep up-to-date with emergency support, news
Bushfire hit regions of 'significant concern' to world conservation union
Kim Chappell
International Union for Conservation of Nature has noted the Greater Blue Mountains as an area of "significant concern". Photo: File
New guidelines to offer landholders more hazard reduction options
Billy Jupp
File photo.
What you need to stay and fight a bushfire
Kim Chappell
What you need to stay and fight a bushfire

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'In his blood' for security guard to protect people
Belad Al-Karkhey • 21m ago
Bondi Junction security guard Faraz Tahir's family have flown from Pakistan to farewell him. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)
Surplus still on cards as slowing economy hits budget
Poppy Johnston • 1hr ago
Falling commodity prices will affect revenue streams in the federal budget. (Darren Pateman/AAP PHOTOS)
Warning over spate of 'severe opioid overdoses'
Anna McGuinness • 1hr ago
Health authorities are warning the public after a spate of severe opioid overdoses in the Penrith area. Picture Shutterstock

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