Queensland bushfires: extreme season now 'the new normal'

Firefighters say ‘you’ve got to accept” the climate is changing and be ready to endure more early-season emergencies

What was once considered an “extreme” Queensland bushfire season should now be expected every year, firefighters say.

Queensland has endured an early-season bushfire emergency this month after hot and dry conditions and strong winds fuelled dozens of blazes, which destroyed 17 homes mostly in the state’s south.

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