TOWNS have been declared crime scenes, and the death toll in Victoria's bushfires could top 200 as the grisly search more (Sydney Morning Herald — 29 June, 2009)
Our national character will emerge stronger from this disaster, writes Tony Stephens. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 29 June, 2009)
'They are the sort of people who might have even died in each other's arms - as silly as it sounds. When they looked at each other, there was light in their eyes. They were very much in love.' more (Sydney Morning Herald — 29 June, 2009)
THE escalating toll from the devastating bushfires has forced a review of the policy of allowing people to defend their own homes, but the country's peak body of fire and emergency authorities appealed for no changes to be made 'on the run'. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 29 June, 2009)
JUST what happened when the fires hit Flowerdale on the weekend remains a mystery. But it must have been horrific. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 29 June, 2009)
THEY barely stood a chance. The fire that swallowed Strathewen, a community of 200 people on Melbourne's northern fringe, came with such ferocity and menace and at such blistering pace that it overwhelmed the bushland paradise within moments. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 29 June, 2009)
DOCTORS fear for the lives of a number of patients with burn injuries and smoke inhalation. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 29 June, 2009)
A SMALL plastic children's slide. Other play equipment. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 29 June, 2009)
THEY arrived early and often at the Red Cross blood bank in Southbank, Melbourne, yesterday. Armed with books, newspapers and knitting, they waited, knowing their inconvenience was nothing in the scheme of things. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 29 June, 2009)
VICTORIA'S coroner has established a temporary mortuary and called on hospitals, universities and funeral homes to assist following the deadly bushfires and heatwave. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 29 June, 2009)
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