Bushfire bill blows out to $6b a year as climate warms

October 21, 2026 · Perth Now

Australia faces fiercer, longer fires. Should we start using ‘smoke jumpers’?
Bushfires will cost the economy an average of $6 billion a year over the next 30 years, nearly triple previous estimates
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A white Mahindra Scorpio allegedly driven recklessly through a crowded Durga Puja fair in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria distric
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