Inquiry Focuses on Impact of Australian Bushfires

Smoke billows during bushfires in Buchan, a town in the east Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, on Dec. 30, 2019. Glen Morey/Social Media/via Reuters

The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements hearing is focusing on the impact of the Black Summer bushfires on people and communities.

The head of a royal commission says it has not forgotten the devastation caused by the Black Summer bushfires and their ongoing impact.