Anxious residents left to watch and wait as bushfires continue to burn across Australia | 7.30

After an early start to the bushfire season, another emergency has flared in New South Wales with at least one home lost on the state's south coast. Many people fled to safety, although some decided to stick around with nothing but a hose and half a tank of water.

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