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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, a national study warns.

Published Oct 21, 2026 · 5:30 PMOriginal source: Sydney Morning Herald21 reads
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, a national study warns.
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