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Rudd says Australia will rise from 'ashes of despair'
MELBOURNE, (AFP) - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd pledged Sunday that wildfire-scarred Australia would rise from the "ashes of despair," as the blazes that killed more than 200 people threatened to flare again.
Nations:Australia People:Kevin Rudd Activities:2009 Australia Wide Fire Source:(AFP)
2009-02-22
Australia wildfire death toll reaches 200
MELBOURNE, Australia -- A judge launched an inquiry into the deadly Australian wildfires on Tuesday as authorities announced they would find ways to make the region safer before the next season of inevitable blazes.
Nations:Australia Activities:2009 Australia Wide Fire Source:(AP)
2009-02-17
Church services mourn Australian wildfire victims
WHITTLESEA, Australia - Australians mourned the victims of deadly wildfires at church services across the country Sunday as news emerged of a class action lawsuit against a power company over the cause of one of the blazes.
Nations:Australia People:Kevin Rudd Activities:2009 Australia Wide Fire Source:(AP)
2009-02-14
Residents return to fire-destroyed Australian town
BUXTON, Australia - Residents of the town worst hit by Australia's wildfire disaster made a brief and emotional return Saturday but were not allowed to stay because the entire village is being treated as an arson crime scene.
Nations:Australia People:Ken Salazar Activities:2009 Australia Wide Fire Source:(AP)
2009-02-14
Suspect arrested in deadly Australia fires
YEA, Australia - Police arrested a suspect Friday in connection to one of the deadly wildfires in southern Australia that killed more than 180 people and left about 7,000 homeless.
Nations:Australia Activities:2009 Australia Wide Fire Source:(AP)
2009-02-12
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