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A red dirt road amongst a dry cattle station with dying shrubs

"One year the kids and I cooked an egg on a frying pan that had just been sitting on the ground, but we haven't been outside much this year,"
she said.

a photo of dark clouds and a dirt road

A map of Australia with large sections coloured red to indicate high temperatures.

"You're physically drained. Everything you touch is hot, even in the shade. So you're trying to survive."
A flat plain of dry yellow grass and bare trees.

A mob of 20 feral camels stare at the camera from a distance. They stand on sandy soil, partially hidden by scrub.

A lady with dark brown hair and eyes looks content wearing a blue work shirt.

A smiling man wearing a jacket with a shirt underneath stands in front of some trees.

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