Published Submissions

Submissions may contain names of, or references to, deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Submissions contain material that may be distressing, including accounts of people's personal experiences, images of deceased wildlife and destroyed property.  If you are affected by this content and would like assistance, Lifeline has a dedicated 24 hour bushfire recovery support line 13 HELP (13 43 57). 

The views expressed in these published submissions are those of the submission authors, and not necessarily the views of the Royal Commission.

The Commission reserves the right not to publish or to redact information within a submission.  The Commission has determined not to publish submissions that contain material that may be offensive or defamatory. Information redacted by the Commission is information that is:

• Personal information, such as names, phone numbers, addresses and signatures. 
• Sensitive information, such as criminal history information.
• Offensive content.
• Content that may be subject to copyright (such as quotes, images and maps) that was not accompanied with appropriate attribution.

The Commission continues to process submissions and update this webpage in due course.

The Commission thanks all who have made a submission for sharing their experiences, knowledge and expertise with this national inquiry.