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Smoke from Australia bushfires seen from space

Two Australian states are bracing for a day of catastrophic risk as firefighters battle over 100 deadly active bushfires that have produced clouds of smoke seen as far away as New Zealand.
Thousands of people are in the paths of the blazes in the states of Queensland and New South Wales, which have both declared a state of emergency.

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Australia fires: nation braces for 'catastrophic' bushfire week

The NSW premier, Gladys Berejiklian, has declared a state of emergency as bushfires rage across the state. ‘We know the weather forecast for tomorrow is at catastrophic levels,’ Berejiklian said. The NSW rural fire commissioner, Shane Fitzsimmons, said that level was 'off the conventional scale' and even houses that were designed and built to withstand bushfires would not survive such extreme conditions. ’Catastrophic conditions are where people die’, he said. The declaration of a state of emergency means emergency services have authority to undertake whatever is deemed necessary and to use any resources to save lives
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Street View's New Look on Google Maps Australia

Check out the new experience of Street View on Google Maps. Learn the new ways to enter Street View, look at our full screen mode, navigate through driving directions, and more.

Street View is a feature of Google Maps that allows you to quickly and easily view and navigate high-resolution, 360 degree street level images of various cities in Australia.

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Parade College - Rock Eisteddfod 2009

Like a board game, how you fair in life involved luck, strategy, hope, and occasional setbacks. As we journey through one of life's toughest setbacks - a friends death - we discover how difficult life can be. But how with luck, support, and hope, we can mourn our loss and move on. We just need to choose how to play in life's game.

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