Australian bushfires 2019–20: exploring the short-term health impacts
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
released 25 November 2020
This report examines short-term health impacts of the 2019–20 bushfires—those that
became apparent in the immediate days and weeks thereafter—with a focus on providing
insights from health data. Data in this report concentrate on the period from September 2019
to March 2020.