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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Antoun Issa

Afternoon Update: communities warned to prepare for ‘tough summer’; gunman shot dead by police; and a dolphin sex scandal

An emergency services worker in burnt bushland at Coles Bay in Tasmania
An emergency services worker in burnt bushland at Coles Bay in Tasmania. Crews battled bushfires in NSW, Queensland and Tasmania today. Photograph: Josh Agnew/AAP

Good afternoon. Communities are being warned of a “tough summer” ahead and to prepare early, with bushfires burning along the east coast during the spring heatwave.

Crews battled bushfires in New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania today, with campers and residents forced to evacuate at Friendly Beaches on Tasmania’s east coast.

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