A nearby nurse and the firefighter left to wait in agony
ABC Background Briefing/February 2021
Volunteer firefighter Rodney O'Keeffe survived a fire tornado, but it left him with broken ribs and severe burns. A mere 800 metres away, there was a remote area nurse desperately trying to reach him but she was stopped at the state border.
An investigative radio documentary and online story about how during the height of Australia’s blacksummer bushfires state borders prevented people getting the help they needed.
Radio doco
Digital
ABC Background Briefing/February 2021
Volunteer firefighter Rodney O'Keeffe survived a fire tornado, but it left him with broken ribs and severe burns. A mere 800 metres away, there was a remote area nurse desperately trying to reach him but she was stopped at the state border.
An investigative radio documentary and online story about how during the height of Australia’s blacksummer bushfires state borders prevented people getting the help they needed.
Radio doco
Digital