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Emergency plans give more attention to animals than children, research shows

In the shared bathrooms of a Mallacoota bushfire evacuation centre, Red Cross emergency services volunteer Pam Halnon found a mother struggling to sanitise baby bottles with cold tap water. 

Despite the significant risk of bacterial infection, the mother said she could not see any other option given the situation.

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