Australian Bushfires
Daily update ⋅ 8 February 2020
Australia: Potential Royal Commission Into 2019 / 2020 Australian Bushfires
Mondaq News Alerts
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has proposed a Royal Commission into the recent bushfire disaster to Cabinet, with the former defence force chief, Mark ...
Australian bushfires: why hazard reduction burning is not a simple solution
NT News
As both a fire scientist and a landowner in Sydney's Blue Mountains, Professor Ross Bradstock knows the value of hazard reduction burns more than ...
I realised, just like many foreigners, 'I knew nothing about what the fires were like'
Brisbane Times
I think the reason Americans didn't check in with me about the fires was because they were scared of what this augured for them. Australia has a long ...
'Double whammy': coronavirus and bushfires put Australian businesses at risk of collapse
SBS
Australian tourism operators in the Victorian coastal town of Lakes Entrance say the government's ban on travellers has exacerbated the impact ...
Sixers and Stars clash for BBL09 crown before legends return in Bushfire Cricket Bash
TV Blackbox
This weekend the cricket community comes together for the Big Appeal, when fundraising efforts for people affected by the Australian bushfires will ...
How to watch and donate to the Bushfire Bash charity match - cricket.com.au
Team lists confirmed for Bushfire Cricket Bash - cricket.com.au
Farmers suing NSW government say massive bushfire could have been prevented
NEWS.com.au
A group of six farmers are preparing to take legal action against the NSW government over a massive bushfire that broke out in the state's north last ...
No Food, No Fuel, No Phones: Bushfires Showed We're Only Ever One Step From System Collapse
Gizmodo Australia
No Food, No Fuel, No Phones: Bushfires Showed We're Only Ever One Step ... In a modern, wealthy nation such as Australia, how could this happen?
Eurovision contender inspired by Australian bushfire crisis
NEWS.com.au
One thing about Australia the 35-year-old is more than proud of is the way the nation have banded together to cope with the devastating bushfire crisis ...
The Survivors: Saving Australian Wildlife Following Fires And Drought
Brisbane Times
Australia's koala population has been especially hard hit by the season's historic bushfires and drought, which has dried up eucalyptus, their main ...
Bushfire warning in Katanning downgraded to watch and act
The West Australian
Update: The bushfire warning in Katanning has been downgraded to a watch and act alert. A fast-moving, out-of-control and unpredictable bushfire is ...
Funko Pop just released a “Bushfire Heroes” figurine and here's where you can buy it
finder.com.au
... to create the "Bushfire Heroes Firefighter with Koala Pop! Vinyl Figure" in order to raise money for the animals affected by the Australian bushfires.
Expat Aussies rally celebrities to help save wildlife after bushfires
The Weekly Times
“It's all about love tonight and celebrating how much we all love Australia,” publicist Archer said, while Pomeranz said the loss of wildlife she saw on a ...
Rain 'breaking back' of NSW fires
The Australian
There are currently 38 fires burning across NSW. ... An SES spokeswoman told The Australian that since 7am this morning, the rain has eased, as the ...
Hot, dry, and windy spring likely to have fuelled Australia's bushfire crisis
Insurance Business Australia
The combination of high temperature, dryness, and high winds in the spring of 2019 have likely fuelled the bushfires currently devastating the country, ...
See the Australian fire grounds from space
Goulburn Post
See the Australian fire grounds from space ... that would become one of the biggest forest fires Australia has ever known from a single ignition point.
VIDEO | Holiday here is the message
Newsport
The campaign was created to help combat the negative effects the recent Australian bushfires and the coronavirus are having on Queensland's ...
Pay rises unlikely as economy faces 'soft patch' after bushfires, drought, virus
Brisbane Times
The RBA also warned the Australian economy's "slow growth" period was expected to continue this year due to the drought, bushfires and the effect on ...
Coronavirus could hit Australian economy harder than SARS: RBA - 9News
Expats rally celebrities to save Australian wildlife after bushfires
PerthNow
They might live in Los Angeles but two Aussie expats wanted to do their part in the wake of the devastating bushfires, hosting a celebrity fundraiser in ...
Burned into memoryALICE BISHOP
The Australian
Existing disadvantage is heightened by disaster: like most things in modern-day Australia, bushfire aftermath isn't a level playing field. A changing ...
Boundaries 4 Bushfires: WA athletes and media personalities raise more than $40000 for bushfire ...
The West Australian
The best of Western Australia's cross-code elite athletes and media personalities have raised more than $40,000 for the bushfire relief fund through ...
BlazeAid gets $250000 donation for biggest rebuild
The Weekly Times
But after experiencing the horrific Black Saturday bushfires in 2009, the ... ever faced, following recent bushfires that tore across southeast Australia.
Communities financially devastated by bushfires
Green Left Weekly
The Australian Red Cross — which received $127 million in donations for bushfire relief — is making payments of $20,000 to households who lost ...
Government prepares for virus economic downturn as fires hit retailers
Brisbane Times
The Morrison government is preparing Australians for a large hit to the ... As December retail figures showed the bushfires contributed to the worst ...
Cricket 2020: Sachin Tendulkar compares Marnus Labuschagne to himself, Australia, India ...
Fox Sports
Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar has paid Marnus Labuschagne the ultimate compliment, likening the in-form Australian's skill to his own composed ...
'This player looks special': Sachin's praise for Marnus - cricket.com.au
'He looks special': Sachin can't split Kohli, Smith but loves Marnus - The Sydney Morning Herald
Defence addresses the Shoalwater bushfires
Morning Bulletin
MULTIPLE bushfires which have originated in Shoalwater Bay Military ... “Defence's approach to bushfire management is aligned to the Australian ...
'No other way': Why Shane Warne had to withdraw from bushfire charity match
Yahoo Sport Australia
Heavy rain forecast for Sydney has played havoc with Cricket Australia's planned Bushfire Cricket Bash, forcing them to move the fundraiser from ...
