Australian Bushfires
Daily update ⋅ 21 February 2020
NEWS
Carbon lost in bushfires could cost $1b
The Australian Financial Review
The UK's Met Office last month forecast the Australian bushfires would drive global atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide to one of the fastest annual ...
New commissioners added to lead royal commission into deadly bushfires - ABC Local
Road to recovery: 55 Australian towns to visit to help after the bushfires
Domain News
In the aftermath of the searing fires that torched many of our most beloved towns, people are still wrestling with the notion of “how do I help?” For the ...
Volunteers want bushfire royal commission to investigate equipment failures and shortages
The Australian
David Lindner, vice-president of the South Australian Country Fire Service, echoed Mr Holton's call and said funding should be examined as part of ...
Asbestos fears for Balmoral couple who survived NSW bushfires
ABC News
Asbestos fears for Balmoral couple who survived NSW bushfires ... The president of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists, Andrew ...
What brands are doing to engage employees in the wake of the bushfire crisis
CMO
The bushfires that devastated so many communities across Australia in 2019/2020 resulted in an outpouring of help for those affected by the nature ...
Priorities for South Australian Bushfire recovery
Mirage News
Satellite mapping to identify fire impacts and guide recovery work in fire-affected areas of South Australia, along with detailed on ground assessments ...
Celeste Barber's bushfire fundraiser raised millions — here's what's happening with that money
ABC News
Australian comedian Celeste Barber's Facebook fundraiser attracted more ... Barber was the host of Fire Fight Australia, which raised more than $9 ...
Bushfire Response Update
UNICEF Australia (blog)
Like all Australians I was horrified by the bushfire crisis over our summer. Almost everyone you speak to knows someone who was affected. I myself ...
Bushfires: Commission to take account of ancient indigenous wisdom
The Australian
The royal commission will look into ways in which traditional fire management used by indigenous people “could improve Australia's resilience to ...
How do we protect our unique biodiversity from megafires?
Pursuit
This summer's devastating Australian fires and their continuing impact on biodiversity serve as a stark reminder of the challenges in nature ...
Meet The Heroes Saving Australia's Koalas On 'Koala Rescue'
Marie Claire
RELATED: How You Can Help Animals Affected By The Australian Bushfire Crisis. Channel 7's Koala Rescue airs this Sunday 23 February at 7pm on ...
Introducing The Heroes Saving Australia's Koalas On 'Koala Rescue' - InStyle
NSW Rural Fire Service takes out New York Times Square billboard to thank firefighters
7NEWS.com.au
NSW Rural Fire Service takes out New York Times Square billboard to ... local and international - who gave their time during Australia's bushfire crisis.
The government's small business bushfire relief package is not nearly enough
SmartCompany.com.au
Just this weekend, 75,000 people attended the Fire Fight Australia bushfire relief concert, showing support for the victims and volunteers, and bringing ...
Climate action still key: ex-fire chiefs
The Australian
Former emergency service chiefs say Scott Morrison's bushfires royal ... to curb greenhouse gas emissions are "the only way to keep Australians safe".
NSW RFS seek advice from Supreme Court to unlock Celeste Barber's $51 million fundraiser
9News
"I'm going to make sure that Victoria gets some, that South Australia gets some, also families of people who have died in these fires, the wildlife," she ...
Bushfire Royal Commission should be a turning point on climate change and extinction crisis
Mirage News
Australian Conservation Foundation CEO Kelly O'Shanassy recognised the establishment of the Bushfire Royal Commission today as a historic ...
Australia's bushfire royal commission follows a string of others. How do we measure their worth? - ABC News
Assistance dogs helping relieve stress for bushfire first responders with PTSD
ABC News
He applied through Assistance Dogs Australia for a support dog and was ... to job after job, fatality after fatality and other bushfires," Mr Atkins said.
Airlines take a battering from coronavirus and bushfires
The New Daily
Aviation has been clobbered by the coronavirus and bushfires with ... said Jayson Westbury, CEO of the Australian Federation of Travel Agents.
Bushfires: Inquiry feasible only if the states play ball
The Australian
The question was raised recently after officials from the Murray-Darling Basin Authority refused to appear before a South Australian government royal ...
Scott Morrison to announce royal commission into bushfires
Brisbane Times
Scott Morrison to announce royal commission into bushfires ... A royal commission into the summer's horror bushfire season will be announced by ...
MLA slams fire station fund pull
The West Australian
Vasse MLA Libby Mettam has blasted the State Government for removing funding from the proposed Vasse fire station, saying population growth, ...
Geraldton woman's marathon relief effort for bushfire victims
The West Australian
The UK-based Aussie is gathering support through her Brooke Jefferies Australian Bushfire Relief page on JustGiving.com. “I have never run a ...
Is capitalism “under fire”? As public trust plummets, Aussies want business leaders to step up
SmartCompany.com.au
Is capitalism “under fire”? Yes, according to the folks over at multinational PR firm Edelman, who say people around the world are coming to question ...
Atlassian tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes pledges $12m to help fire-hit towns
7NEWS.com.au
Bushfire-ravaged communities have a chance to get the power back on ... Meanwhile, Australia's Army chief said the bushfire crisis was a sign of the ...
'She was conscious': Mum dies in hospital after agonising suffering in car fire tragedy
Yahoo News Australia
He said the flames were “so intense” and felt like near a camp fire even ... One witness told The Australian the mother was “rolling on the footpath in ...
Fire inquiry acknowledges climate impact
The Australian
By Katina Curtis And Matt Coughlan; Australian Associated Press ... reduction - will be a key focus of a royal commission into Australia's bushfire crisis.
Australia's 'human swan' gets UN accolade
NEWS.com.au
"There's nothing like standing in your wooden home in the Australian bush and looking at a 40-kilometre fire front to up the sense of urgency and to ...
Fencers head east on assistance mission
Farm Weekly
... Australia, to assist with rebuilding fences after recent devastating bushfires. ... Minderoo Foundation Fire Fund's contribution to WA Fencing Farmers ...
