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The bushfires have been devastating, but our continent is not ‘on fire’
My country is grieving. We have lost nearly 30 of our people in the fires. The preliminary estimate is that the wildlife toll will exceed one billion.
People have lost their homes, businesses and livelihoods.
We are deeply touched by the worldwide outpouring of grief and financial support.
We are so grateful.
It’s in times of tragedy that the people of our amazing nation pull together and the Australian spirit overcomes crippling adversity.
Sensationalist news reporting is hurting us
Can I share with you that we are also a little frustrated?
Yes, we have never seen bushfires this bad.
But our country is not ‘on fire’.
Let me put it in perspective.
Australia has an area of 7,692 million square kilometers. Converted to miles for our US friends, that is nearly 3,000 million square miles. That’s more than three quarters the size of the US.
It’s a big country.
