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QLD:Cause of deadliest house blaze a mystery=2
Jeremiah Lale, who lost his wife and five children in the blaze, said he was \"disappointed\" authorities couldn't determine its cause. \"It's been a really tough few years. I just want to thank every single one of the public and just everyone for their love and support,\" she said. \"(There are) too many needless deaths in the homes, and the photoelectric smoke alarms in the bedrooms and in the hallways (are) going to save many lives,\" he told reporters.
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New home honours 11 Qld fire victims
Tau Taufa has been touched by the donation of a new home, replacing the one he lost in a fire that killed 11 loved ones.
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Community gathers to remember fire victims
More than 3000 people have gathered at a local sports centre to remember and pray for the 11 victims of a horrific fire in Brisbane.
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Compensation suggested for child held in detention; The Human Rights Commission says $250,000 compensation should be paid to a woman who was wrongfully held in immigration detention as a child
Judy Taufa was the eldest of the six children who were put into the Villawood immigration detention centre with their mother when their father was wrongfully deported to Tonga in 2004.
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QLD:Eleven fire victims honoured in new home
BRISBANE, April 5 AAP - Eleven fence pillars and eleven gardenias surround Tau Taufa's new home, in memory of the family he lost in Australia's worst house fire. \"This really brings back my family to life,\" Mr Taufa said, \"even though they are in spirit. Diane Nansen, who had been with Mr Taufa's daughter [Treicee] on the night of the fire, says the new home feels just like the old one.
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Logan fire inquest: Coroner examines nation's worst domestic fire tragedy at Slacks Creek
Tau [Anna Maria Taufa]'s wife, daughter and three granddaughters were among those who perished in the blaze at Slacks Creek on August 24, 2011. Giving evidence at a coronal inquest in Brisbane, Mr Taufa said his family had lived in the two-storey house since 1988. \"Anna Maria also left the bedroom but the smoke was thick and I lost her - it was hard to breathe.\"
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Survivors recall Aust's worst house fire
Mr [Jerimiah Lale] described frantic scenes inside the home, as his sister-in-law Fusi Kalau Taufa gathered other children and headed for his bedroom.
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QLD:Qld fire family patriarch looks to future
BRISBANE, Jan 19 AAP - \"To a new beginning.\" \"I don't know what to say,\" he said on the block where his family home once stood in Wagensveldt Street. \"It will be permanent and in front of the building with all their names. Hopefully that will be enough to keep their memory going.\"
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QLD:Tough times ahead for survivors: relative
Lopeti Lanivia, a first cousin to two sisters killed in the blaze which claimed 11 lives at Slacks Creek, says the enormous community support has helped the survivors deal with the tragedy. \"This time now, it's easy because everyone help and pray,\" Mr Lanivia told reporters.
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Mourners farewell house fire victims; The last five victims of Australia's worst house fire have been laid to rest after an emotional funeral in Brisbane today
A brass band played hymns as the coffins of Fusi and Annamaria Taufa, La'Haina and Kahlani Matauaina and their cousin Ardelle Lee were wheeled into the church. \"Just like Haina, Lani loved kisses and cuddles,\" she said. \"The world stopped for them, Australia cried for them, strangers wept for them and with them, and under their tent, these families were held together, first and foremost by their faith in God,\" he said.
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