Australian Bushfires
Daily update ⋅ 9 February 2020
Expat Aussies rally celebrities to help save wildlife after bushfires
Daily Telegraph
Expat Aussies rally celebrities to help save wildlife after bushfires ... lit in green and gold as celebrities gathered to raise money for Australian wildlife.
Dr Marta Yebra says Australia can do better to support fire management
The Canberra Times
Despite all of the earth observation data being used to retrieve critical fire information over our current fire crisis, Australia can definitely do better by ...
Presidents Cup and partners generate more than $1.6 million for Australia bushfire relief efforts
PGA of Australia
In a five-week span in which four 2019 Presidents Cup participants – two from the International Team and two from the U.S. Team – won on the PGA ...
Ultimate Guide: The biggest names in cricket will battle in the Bushfire Cricket Bash
Fox Sports
The biggest names in cricket will convene on Sunday to raise much needed funds after devastating bushfires ripped through Australia during the ...
Ellyse Perry laid down a challenge to Sachin Tendulkar at Bushfire Bash. The Little Master just ... - Fox Sports
One over only! Sachin Tendulkar to face Ellyse Perry - cricket.com.au
WA on alert as bushfires continue to burn
Blue Mountains Gazette
Severe fire danger is expected in several West Australian districts on Sunday as a swag of bushfires continue burning in the state. The Bureau of ...
WA on alert as bushfires continue to burn - Port Macquarie News
Fit-for-purpose satellites on the cards to help Australia's bushfire response
The Canberra Times
Australia's firefighting capacity would be better served by dedicated satellites launched to detect fires and provide real-time information to firefighters, ...
Bushfire politicking latest trick in Green New Squeal Chris Kenny
The Australian
Writing in Guardian Australia, former Liberal prime minister Malcolm ... of inevitable bushfire challenges, the linking of Australian emissions reduction ...
Heat's on Scott Morrison to pull off balancing act Paul Kelly - The Australian
Kookaburra goes retro for Bushfire Bash bats
cricket.com.au
Ricky Ponting was back in the nets yesterday ahead of the Bushfire Cricket ... The Bushfire Bash and the BBL final, along with Australia's women's ...
Ian Thorpe implores Federal Government to come up with better ways to tackle bushfires
Daily Telegraph
Ian Thorpe has joined the chorus of Aussie sports stars calling on the Morrison Government to come up with a better way of tackling bushfires, warning ...
Economists see RBA being too optimistic
The West Australian
"While the bushfires and coronavirus mainly pose a short-term threat to ... However, Mr Frydenberg rejected "speculation" in a Weekend Australian ...
Weekly review: RBA keeps rates on hold, retail sales fall as coronavirus impact infiltrates major ... - Small Caps
Massive bushfire that burned for 74 days in NSW finally extinguished
Yahoo News Australia
Locals on the NSW south coast are applauding the efforts of emergency services following the news a massive bushfire has been extinguished after ...
A 500000 Hectare South Coast Fire Is Finally Out, And Firies Are Celebrating - 10 daily
Local SES members help out during Canberra bushfires
Bay 93.9
Local SES members help out during Canberra bushfires ... along with Queensland Fire and Rescue crews and the Australian Defence Force.
NSW bushfires: Push to allow residents to install fireproof bunkers
Daily Telegraph
The Australian Bushfire Building Council of Australia chief executive officer Kate Cotter is pushing for grants and incentives to retrofit property at ...
Space technology to fight fires worth the cost
The Canberra Times
It would save so much precious time and firefighting resources to have early detection of fire possible from space in the future, particularly if Australia ...
South Coast's Currowan bushfire extinguished as torrential rain falls across NSW
ABC News
As Sydney braces for more rain that it's seen in two decades, relief continues for bushfire hit regions, with a massive South Coast fire extinguished ...
Unpaid volunteers are the backbone of the bushfire response
Independent Australia
Even on the worst fire days this season, around 90% of the firefighters in Australia battling blazes have been volunteers, a ratio unmatched in any
Brian Lara didn't think he missed cricket. Until he put the pads on for the Bushfire Bash
Fox Sports
Brian Lara hasn't missed cricket since calling time on his international career 13 years ago, but the West Indian legend's hunger is back. After training ...
Fortunate we have a balanced budget: Tehan
The West Australian
Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's estimates Australia's university ... of $7.1 billion, even before the devastation from the bushfires played out.
How 'Smart' Indigenous Fire Management Could Help The Bushfire Crisis
10 daily
The Commonwealth science agency is running fire programs with Indigenous communities in Western Australia, while last year the Victorian ...
Tax hike on gas and oil on cards to save surplus
The Australian
Federal Treasury is considering lifting the taxes on Australia's liquefied ... revenue and the economic cost of drought, bushfires and the coronavirus.
'I felt useless': Turia Pitt's bushfire panic
Coolum & North Shore News
She was instrumental in helping hundreds of bushfire-affected businesses back on their feet, but before Turia Pitt launched her @spendwiththem ...
Pharmacists lend a hand
Bendigo Advertiser
The Australian Pharmacy Council sent out a call for academic pharmacists throughout Australia to offer services to regions impacted by bushfires and ...
Surplus 'unlikely' after bushfire, coronavirus hit
Sky News Australia
... to survive the economic hit of the fires, but coupled with the coronavirus, it's unlikely the budget will be able to recover. Image: News Corp Australia.
Aust shares retreat after days of gains
The West Australian
... of the year, despite threats from the bushfires, drought and coronavirus outbreak. The Australian dollar was buying 67.17 US cents, down from 67.59 ...
Qantas to double flights to Kangaroo Island after Rex reveals plan to scrap services
ABC News
But he warned the South Australian Government would need to monitor ... the island's accommodation is currently underway, following the bushfire crisis. ... "What we would say is that if the community of South Australia wants us to ...
