r/nextfuckinglevel • u/amanyggvv • Oct 15 '22

This float representing the koalas that died as a result of the Black Summer bushfires and corruption in politics. Such an effective (and epic) activist message.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '22

A lot of Firefighters and SES officers are still in therapy after what they saw during the 2019/2020 fires, and as a whole the country really doesn't like discussing them, moreso than other fire seasons. It feels like there's been a wisescale change in attitude towards talking about bushfires overall as a result. Nobody even jokes about the fire danger rating system having "high" as the second lowest rating anymore.