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Blue Mountains residents to launch class action over PFAS contamination • Mar. 7, 2025, 4:25 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Greater gliders' 'spectacular' recovery after Blue Mountains bushfires • Mar. 4, 2025, 3:58 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
New Holland mouse rediscovered in part of Blue Mountains after two decades • Feb. 21, 2025, 1:11 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

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Three Sisters, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
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Experience the scenic beauty of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia
Learn about the endangered Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis) and its ability to resist fire
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