Black Saturday: Special Coverage

From the ashes

Source: 7.30 Report
Published: Thursday, July 8, 2010 8:28 AEST
Expires: Wednesday, October 6, 2010 8:28 AEST

The Royal Commission into Victoria's Black Saturday bushfires is set to release its report into the causes and circumstances of the blazes that killed 173 people in February 2009.

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