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Two NSW families that lost everything in NSW's bushfires in November say they have been inundated with offers for help after sharing their devastating stories last week. Key points: The families, who were uninsured, were the subject of an ABC story last week They described the government support they had received since the fires as "a slap in the face" …
A bushfire wiped out Al Bacon's town and left him with serious burns two months ago, but he says it may as well have happened yesterday. Mr Bacon, who was uninsured, lost everything except some baby photos and clothes, and said he was "disgusted" by the small amount of relief funds the family had received. He said they were not …
A little over 20 years ago in Australia's poorest state, a television program played with the fantasy of Tasmania being a social, economic and cultural leader — with participants speaking as if from the future. Tasmania Together was a "20-year social, environmental and economic plan", modelled largely on a similar plan for the US state of Oregon Launched by the …
