Exhausted firefighters who have been on the frontline volunteering for 12-hour day and overnight shifts over the past six weeks to fight the Gospers Mountain megablaze in the NSW Blue Mountains are pleading for tax breaks to help them shoulder lost income and mounting bills.
The call comes as the region, about two hours north west of Sydney CBD, braces for temperatures to soar above 43 degrees on Thursday, followed by 32 degrees on Friday and 46 degrees on Saturday.
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Fiona Carruthers has written and edited travel for the Financial Review for almost a decade. She has held senior roles with ABC Radio National, Deutsche Welle Radio, TIME and The Australian, and was deputy editor of Traveller. Email Fiona at fcarruthers@afr.com
Bo Seo is a journalist for The Australian Financial Review based in the Sydney office. Email Bo at bo.seo@afr.com.au
