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The sails of the Opera House are lit with a series of images to show support for the communities affected by the bushfires and to express the gratitude to the emergency services and volunteers in Sydney on January 11, 2020. - Massive bushfires in southeastern Australia have a "long way to go", authorities have warned, even as colder conditions brought some relief to exhausted firefighter and communities. (Photo by SAEED KHAN / AFP)

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Jurgis Kairys in his Sukhoi Su-31 performs aerobatic maneuvers during the Australian International Airshow in Melbourne on March 5, 2017.
The annual event sees 180, 000 visitors over the 3-day public event held at the Avalon Airfield some 80kms south-west of Melbourne. / AFP PHOTO / MAL FAIRCLOUGH

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This photo shows an aerial view of the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of the Whitsunday Islands, along the central coast of Queensland. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park encompasses about 99 percent of the World Heritage-listed natural wonder, with the additional one percent outside the marine park but within the heritage-listed area -- about 3, 600 square kilometres (1, 390 square miles) -- being managed by the Queensland state government and includes most islands and ports, as well as lakes and other waterways. AFP PHOTO / SARAH LAI / AFP PHOTO / Sarah Lai

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