'The events of this year will be taught in history lessons for years to come'
Blood red skies above bushfire-ravaged Mallacoota in Victoria's south-east on New Year's Eve was the first sign of the ominous year to come.
Still reeling from its worst bushfire season on record, the nation soon faced an invisible threat when the coronavirus pandemic hit our shores in January. To date it's claimed 104 Australian lives and the economy is reeling from the effects of the lockdown.
Finn Burns navigates a boat through thick smoke at Mallacoota, as fire advanced on the seaside Victorian town on December 31, 2019. Supplied
From the bushfires, to the pandemic, to the Black Lives Matter movement; there is no doubt 2020 will be a year that is taught in history lessons for years to come.
Watch the video above to look back on the unbelievable six months we've all just lived through.
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