Primed to burn: What's behind the intense, sudden fires burning across New South Wales and Tasmania?

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Dec 9, 2025, 8:02 am108 ptsTrending
Dozens of bushfires raged over the weekend as far afield as the mid-north coast of New South Wales and Tasmania's east coast. A NSW firefighter tragically lost his life, 16 homes burned down in the NSW town of Koolewong and four in Bulahdelah, and another 19 burned down in Tasmania's Dolphin Sands.

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