If your curiousity of a bushfire outweighs your fear, then that's not stupidity but a 'positive unknown'

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Updated February 19 2020 - 8:44am, first published February 10 2020 - 4:30am
A police officer advises people to stop watching and leave as the bushfire burns closer from the Namadgi National Park. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
A police officer advises people to stop watching and leave as the bushfire burns closer from the Namadgi National Park. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Canberra's much-maligned bushfire "rubber neckers" might be mostly spectating and hunting the perfect social media post but there's also a small number that are drawn to the situation's psychological excitement and potential danger.

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Peter Brewer

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Telling the truth and holding agencies accountable must matter to us all. It's also important to tell the story well, and factually. Contact me at peter.brewer@canberratimes.com.au

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