Australian Bushfires
Daily update ⋅ 7 February 2020
The dawn of the decade of doom?
The Mandarin
11-13 November 2019: Australian bushfires: After a warm and dry winter and the driest spring on record, the southern continent is a tinderbox.
Flood warnings issued as locals rejoice in heavy falls - 9News
Bushfires are 'Australia's war' and that means we need a battle plan
ABC News
This fire is Australia's war at the moment," Joy Robin, the mother-in-law of Celeste Barber, remarked in a rally cry that would help spur donations of ...
Further UK assistance to fight Australian bushfires announced as Foreign Secretary visits worst-hit
Mirage News
The UK's support to fight the destructive Australian bushfires was strengthened today (6 February) in a further demonstration of the deepening ...
Australian beekeeping industry under threat following bushfire season
3AW
Australia's honey industry is under threat after recent bushfires wreaked havoc on some beekeeping businesses. Hive + Wellness Australia is asking ...
See the Australian fire grounds from space
The Canberra Times
... what would become the NSW Gospers Mountain fire - a fire that would become one of the biggest forest fires Australia has ever known from a single ...
Bleak outlook for retail as bushfires, Black Friday sap spending
The New Daily
Bushfires and Australians' enthusiastic embrace of the Black Friday sales have hit December's retail trade hard, with cafes and restaurants particularly ...
Christmas shopping falls on bushfires and Black Friday sales - ABC News
'Best job on the planet': Wildlife carers go from rescue to recovery
The Sydney Morning Herald
Wildlife centres around Australia are being inundated with native animals rescued from the massive bushfires, with carers warning that the loss of so ...
Cricket Australia bushfire charity game is rescheduled for Sunday in Melbourne, no Shane Warne ...
ABC News
Cricket Australia's bushfire relief match has been rescheduled for Sunday at Melbourne's Junction Oval, but the last-minute shift means Shane Warne ...
Bushfire Bash rescheduled for Junction Oval - cricket.com.au
Weather forces Sydney's Bushfire Bash to be moved - cricket.com.au
Australia in first wave of UK trade deals
9News
Mr Raab sent his condolences to the victims of this summer's Australian bushfires, while commending the fire and emergencies services for their ...
Australian fires feature in short film starring Joaquin Phoenix on climate change
NEWS.com.au
Australia's devastating bushfires have been featured in a short film starring Hollywood actor Joaquin Phoenix to send a disturbing message about ...
Bushfire-hit private conservation land faces feral threat as recovery money hits roadblock
ABC News
Scientists and conservationists fear bushfire-ravaged areas of Australia are facing a second wave of wildlife deaths unless broader action is taken to ...
Bushfires hit cruising industry
The Australian
Australia's bushfires have dealt a blow to the nation's $5.2 billion cruising sector, with Royal Caribbean Cruises reporting a dent in its local bookings.
Help from above for Aussie bushfire recovery
The Lead South Australia
Airplanes and motorgliders are being deployed as South Australia responds to the devastating bushfires that tore through the Adelaide Hills and
See the Australian fire grounds from space
Farm Weekly
As October neared its end a lightning strike started what would become the NSW Gospers Mountain fire - a fire that would become one of the biggest ...
Mount Buffalo Chalet survives bushfires but residents fear Grand Old lady could be left to rot
ABC News
The chalet was surrounded with fire retardant, sprinkler systems were ... Its fate was closely followed by many Australians on social media and news ...
Containerboard faces crisis as bushfires burn trees
Print21 (press release) (blog)
Australia's containerboard sector is facing an unprecedented crisis of fibre supply, with the ongoing bushfires wiping out huge swathes of trees used ...
A parody Hawaiian shirt featuring Scott Morrison's face has been added to the National Library of ...
SBS
The National Library of Australia's ephemera collection aims to document significant national events like the recent bushfires by collecting all kinds of ...
Heavy rains drench NSW bushfires
The Saturday Paper
Heavy rainfall has brought relief to communities ravaged by fires and ... University quarantine: Australian universities are planning to use regional ...
Bushfires: Astronaut Paul Scully-Power in 'space age' plan to save wildlife
The Australian
Australia's first astronaut, Paul Scully-Power, is behind a hi-tech proposal ... following reports that half a billion animals may have died in recent fires.
See the Australian fire grounds from space
Queensland Country Life
While it's now under control, it's burnt through 512,626 hectares and was split into a second fire, the Grose Valley which burnt for 47 days but is now ...
Iconic Pop Culture Toy Company To Release Heroic Firefighter Version Of Their Product
WSFM
A toy firefighter holding a koala is due to be made to help out injured and displaced animals affected the Australian bushfires. Toy manufacturer Funko ...
Coronavirus means budget surplus now unlikely, says former Treasury Secretary Ken Henry
ABC News
The triple whammy of drought, bushfires and now the coronavirus outbreak has the potential to force Australia into a recession, according to a senior ...
Treasurer jumps on RBA's positive outlook
The West Australian
"There's only one group of people who are talking down the Australian ... was deteriorating long before the bushfires or the coronavirus outbreak.
Treasurer Rob Lucas says federal tax cuts may be needed to keep economy up after bushfires and ... - The Advertiser
Josh Frydenberg warns of 'significant impact' of coronavirus on economy - The Sydney Morning Herald
Dexus sees strong demand for office towers
The West Australian
"Urbanisation continues to drive demand for quality space in Australian ... "While issues such as the Australian bushfires and the coronavirus have ...
International tourism buyers lured into regions
The Australian Financial Review
Tourism Australia will engage in a PR offensive to take international buyers into bushfire-affected regions to help the beleaguered tourism industry get ...
Lürssen celebrates SME milestones
Australian Defence Magazine
Lürssen Australia celebrated its engagement with local industry on ... Nielsen announced Lürssen Australia has donated $100,000 to bushfire relief in ...
Australia's bushfires 'were not the work of climate change'
Sky News Australia
Sky News host Chris Kenny says 'mainstream Australians know the bushfire crisis was not the work of climate change', as much as left-wing politicians ...
Gilly's comfortable in moving BBL final. Here's why Cricket Australia says that can't happen
Fox Sports
Adding to Cricket Australia's woes, despite a sellout crowd, there is no ... The Bushfire relief match, featuring some of the biggest names in cricket, will ...
BBL final weather updates: Sydney is getting soaked — and the worst is set to hit on Saturday - Fox Sports
Virus will deliver economic hit: PM
The West Australian
Australia will take a weighty economic hit from the coronavirus outbreak compounding the costs of the bushfire crisis, the prime minister has warned.
The West Australian
Australia will take a weighty economic hit from the coronavirus outbreak compounding the costs of the bushfire crisis, the prime minister has warned.
