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AUSTRALIA: Heatwave and high winds bring renewed wildfire threat in Australia

(RTRS)

- Large swathes of southeast Australia were bracing on Thursday for a days-long

heatwave that threatens to stoke bushfires that have been burning in the region

for months. As firefighters and residents prepared for the heightened danger,

the New South Wales (NSW) state government launched a six-month inquiry to

examine both the causes of and response to this season's deadly wildfires. "We

don't want to waste the opportunity to take on board any recommendations we need

to adopt ahead of the bushfire season this year... as we approach summer of

2021," said Gladys Berejiklian, the premier of NSW, the country's most populous

state.