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Australia faces fiercer, longer fires. Should we start using ‘smoke jumpers’?
NEWS DESKAustralia
PUBLISHEDOct 21, 2026, 6:00 PM
What the source reports
Bushfires will cost the economy an average of $6 billion a year over the next 30 years, nearly triple previous estimates, a national study warns.
Main source: Sydney Morning Herald
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