Australian Bushfires
Daily update ⋅ 22 January 2020
'Almost a religious aspect': Tony Abbott downplays link between bushfires and climate change
Brisbane Times
Washington: Former prime minister Tony Abbott has downplayed the contribution of climate change to the Australian bushfire crisis, telling a US ...
Prime Minister says hazard reduction burns are climate action
The Sydney Morning Herald
He said a royal commission into the fires should take no more than six ... recommended by the dozens of previous inquiries into Australian bushfires.
How You Can Help Animals Affected By The Australian Wildfire Crisis
Marie Claire
As the most devastating bushfire crisis on record continues to rage, the wildlife population remains under threat. WATCH BELOW: Australia Zoo Takes ...
'You can't make this stuff up': BHP says Australian bushfires hurting coal production
SBS
Mining giant BHP has said Australia's horror bushfire season is taking a toll on its coal production. On Tuesday, the company said energy coal ...
Koalas of NYC campaign raises $22k by placing stuffed plush toys in iconic London and New York ...
ABC News
"1 billion of the world's unique wildlife has died in the Australian bushfires," a yellow tag affixed to each toy koala's foot reads. A scannable code ...
WA football comes together for bushfire response
Fremantle Dockers
“All Australians have great empathy for those directly affected by the devastating bushfires that have raged across the country in recent months,” said ...
AFLW: West Coast Eagles and Fremantle Dockers announce all proceeds from inaugural AFLW ... - The West Australian
PETA blames wool (in part) for Australian bush fires
Queensland Country Life
Australia's massive wool farming industry is directly contributing to climate change, causing massive fires on the continent. One sheep can produce up ...
The Australian bushfire crisis has shown the best and worst of social media
MuMbrella
During the current devastating bushfire crisis in Australia, social media has played a key role in our response as a country. As the nation-wide disaster ...
An ancient aquatic system older than the pyramids has been revealed by the Australian bushfires
9News
Extensive water channels built by indigenous Australians thousands of years ago to trap and harvest eels for food have been revealed after wildfires ...
Hackers, scammers prey on Australian bushfire fire charities
Micky News
Hundreds of cybercriminals have tried to exploit the Australian bushfires to enrich themselves with online scams. Here's how to fight back.
A bit rich: Should Cambodia and less-wealthy nations donate to our bushfires recovery?
The New Daily
Do not take this as me being unsympathetic to Australia. ... The bushfires in Australia have mobilised the generosity of Australians and foreigners alike ...
'Every cent': Australian Open player's staggering bushfire gesture
Yahoo Sport Australia
The German announced that if he were to claim his maiden grand slam title in Australia, he would donate his entire prize money to the bushfire relief ...
Australian Open 2020: John McEnroe pledges $1000 to bushfire relief fundraiser for every set Nick ... - Sporting News AU
Nick Kyrgios Kicks Off Australian Open Bushfire Relief Campaign - HuffPost Australia
The most compelling photos of the Australian bushfires
The Mercury
The bushfire season has seen a host of harrowing sights. These photographers share their experiences both in their words and through their lenses.
Behind the lens of Australia's bushfire crisis - Daily Examiner
Superstar burnout: how celebrity bushfire concern could do more harm than good
Marketing magazine Australia
Superstars from around the world are using their celebrity to aid Australia's bushfire efforts – spanning enormous (and widely publicised) donations to ...
'I am horrified': Scientist who linked climate change with bushfires in 1987 says it's not too late
The New Daily
It might seem obvious now, but Dr Beer's research, published as 'Australian bushfire danger under changing climatic regimes', predicted that growing ...
PETA blames wool (in part) for Australian bush fires
Queensland Country Life
"Australia's massive wool farming industry is directly contributing to climate change, causing massive fires on the continent. One sheep can produce ...
First scientist to link bushfires to climate change 30 years ago says he's 'horrified' to see his ...
SBS
Australian scientist Tom Beer authored the world's first research into climate change's effect on bushfires in the 1980s. More than 30 years later, he's ...
Godfather of Australian Science Warns Government - Mirage News
Rain has helped slow Australia's fires, but it's far from a knockout blow
ABC Local
Rain across firegrounds in south-eastern Australia has slowed several blazes, but failed to provide the knockout blow authorities had hoped for.
Unflinching look at nature in crisis: Behind the lens on the fire front
The Weekly Times
It is one of the most haunting images of the Australian bushfire crisis – a defenceless joey frozen in time after being outrun by one of the many infernos ...
Peel Zoo pitches in with fundraiser to help wildlife impacted by Australian bushfires
Mandurah Mail
The Peel Zoo has joined in thecommunity effort to help those effected by the Australian bushfires, organising a weekend-long fundraiser to contribute ...
Smudge the koala-rescue dog's crucial role in bushfire aftermath - Yahoo News Australia
The curious case of Australia's bushfire 'delinquenti'
Brisbane Times
“Oh, Australia,” he said, “I'm glad you're not there right now with all those bushfires." It was terrible, he said, the horror that a few “delinquenti” could ...
Celebrity concern about bushfires could do more harm than good. To help they need to put boots ...
The Canberra Times
From Australian superstars such as Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Chris Hemsworth and Nicole Kidman to Hollywood heavyweights including Ellen ...
Bushfire crisis: WA's tourism regions feel the pinch as visitors cancel in droves - 7NEWS.com.au
5 ways technology will change the way we fight bushfires
create digital (blog)
As the incidence and severity of bushfires increases, new technologies are ... One Australian entrepreneur, however, is devising a system that uses ...
Repopulation of pest koalas on Kangaroo Island a no-go after bushfires
ABC News
While koalas are a threatened species in many parts of Australia, this is not ... after nearly half of the island was scorched in this summer's bushfires.
Satellite images reveal damage caused by fires in Adelaide Hills and on Kangaroo Island - The Advertiser
Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park owner featured in viral drop bear video says he is facing backlash for ... - ABC Local
Residents and architects reconsider building designs following bushfires
ABC News
More than 2,500 homes have been lost in Australia this bushfire season, resulting in architects and residents in bushfire affected communities ...
FORMULA 1 COMMUNITY TO HELP AUSTRALIAN BUSHFIRE VICTIMS
Auto Action
An auction featuring exclusive merchandise and money-can't-buy experiences donated by the Formula 1 community will raise money to help victims of ...
Golf ball-sized hail, a town engulfed by a giant dust storm, two people struck by lightning — and ...
ABC News
... dust storm, two people struck by lightning — and that's just 24 hours in Australia ... The wild storms represent a stark contrast to the bushfires that have been ... flooding, which could be complicated by debris run-off from recent fires.
