Guardian Australia reporter Christopher Knaus and photographer Mike Bowers join the Cowie family defending their property about 100km from Canberra • Bushfires menace homes and lives – and firefighters warn winds will create new threats • Thomas Keneally: ‘These fires have changed us’ The fear in the eyes of Claire and Laurence Cowie’s horses is unsettling. On all sides of their paddock, flames are dancing in the distance. Continue reading...