Published: September 17, 2019
A petition is calling on organisers to drop the annual fireworks after Queensland’s unprecedented fires
Brisbane festival has refused to cancel its enormous annual fireworks show despite growing concern from the public that it would be inappropriate to stage in the aftermath of unseasonable bushfires raging through the state.
Queensland has faced an unprecedented onslaught of fire activity since the beginning of September, with more than 1,200 fires burning homes, businesses and an estimated 55,000 hectares of land.
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