Australian Bushfires
Daily update ⋅ 26 February 2020
'Globally unprecedented' bushfires burned more than 20 per cent of Australia's forests
SBS
Australia's bushfires have destroyed more than a fifth of the country's forests, making the blazes "globally unprecedented" following a years-long ...
Labor have 'not just doubled down' on its climate policy - NEWS.com.au
To overcome bushfires and floods, Australian agriculture needs to innovate and collaborate
ABC News
Prior to this season's bushfires, Australian agriculture was predicted to grow by more than $3 billion a year to become a $100 billion industry by 2030, ...
'More significant than the bushfires': Coronavirus to pummel Australia's economy
9News
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has said the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak will be larger than Australia's recent bushfire season which ...
PoliticsNow: Live news from Canberra, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg warns coronavirus impact ... - The Australian
New research highlights impact of Coronavirus and bushfires on Australian business
Australasian Leisure Management (press release)
According to a recent Roy Morgan Snap SMS Survey of 1,170 Australian businesses, figures show that as of mid-February around 15% of Australian ...
Joint statement – Support for West Australian bushfire wildlife and habitat recovery
Mirage News
The Federal Government's Wildlife and Threatened Species Bushfire Recovery Expert Panel has worked with the Western Australian Government to ...
Mental healthcare a priority for bushfire-affected communities
The Weekly Times
THE mental health of bushfire-affected communities is emerging as the focus of new initiatives as the physical risks begin to subside.
Australians identify lack of hazard reduction as main reason for bushfires
Mirage News
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has noted the results of a Newspoll published in the Australian this week which found a majority of ...
Caves face new unknown after unprecedented bushfires
UNSW Newsroom
Famous caves at tourist hotspots survived the brunt of the Australian bushfire crisis this summer, but the unprecedented nature of the fires presents a ...
Australian Bushfire Crisis – A Live Music Office Update
Mirage News
The devastating bushfires that crossed the east coast and other states over the summer and last year caused not only loss of life, property, ...
Western Australia bushfire wildlife and habitat recovery receives priority support
Australasian Leisure Management (press release)
Many threatened and endemic fauna and flora species in Western Australia have suffered significantly from bushfires. The western ground parrot, ...
Why animal charity that got $60m during Australia's bushfire crisis was 'loathe to spend it'
ABC Local
WIRES, Australia's largest wildlife rescue organisation, has to date distributed only $7 million of the donations it got during the bushfires, which killed ...
CHOICE CEO on why the government must intervene on bushfire definitions in home and contents ...
CHOICE
When we recently asked Australians what they expect of their insurance, ... For now, the global spotlight on the Australian bushfires has helped keep ...
Bushfires expose roads and mobile coverage flaws
The Australian
Infrastructure Australia says the fires, which the Reserve Bank of Australia estimates will shave off 0.2 percentage points of GDP growth across two ...
8 things to know about bushfire smoke and health
Australian Journal of Pharmacy (blog)
While bushfires have always been a feature of the natural environment in Australia, the risk has increased over time, say public health and medical ...
Israeli president Rivlin lauds Aust spirit
Warrnambool Standard
The president of Israel has lauded the Australian spirit after the country's unprecedented bushfire season, saying the durability of its communities ...
Recovery shows green shoots after the 'forgotten' Keilira bushfire in South Australia's south-east
ABC News
Peter Clarke cradled his scorched South Australian Country Fire Service 10-year-service medal in his hand and agreed, with his wife Anthea, that with ...
Emma McKeon got caught up in the devastating Australian summer bushfires and was unable to ...
Gold Coast Bulletin
A brush with Australia's devastating summer bushfires meant Emma McKeon as unable to train for five days but the brief disruption only put things in ...
Unis 'prove their worth in heat of fires, virus fight': Deborah Terry
The Australian
Higher education leader Deborah Terry will use a speech on Wednesday to make the case that Australia's summer of crisis — first the bushfires and ...
Australia bushfires: BlazeAid build 500km of fences for farmers
The Weekly Times
DISASTER-aid charity BlazeAid has rebuilt almost enough farm fences to cover the distance from Melbourne to Mildura, but says it is still only a “dint” ...
Kyrgios took a break after his bushfire efforts in a draining summer. Hewitt is worried about him
Fox Sports
Lleyton Hewitt has blamed Nick Kyrgios' absence from a couple of hardcourt ATP events on an emotional hangover from his demanding Australian ...
Bushfires prompt call for long-term health study of firefighters to avoid repeat of 9/11 fallout
ABC Local
The Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH) has written to the state, territory and federal health ministers ahead of Friday's COAG Health ...
Coronavirus will impact economy 'more than bushfires': Treasurer
NEWS.com.au
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the coronavirus will impact the Australian economy "more than the bushfires" but said any finite figure was still being ...
Bushfire clean-up delays anger Kangaroo Island residents as businesses suffer from tourist losses
ABC News
Kangaroo Island residents have slammed the SA Government's fire ... "Bushfires are a massive part of Australia, we need this to happen … the only ...
Bushfires to have longer impact than thought?
Insurance Business Australia
With the bushfire season coming to a close and the flames finally ... “The Australian insurance market is no stranger to catastrophe events, given that ...
Leadership key to driving respect for older Australians
Australian Ageing Agenda
“The bushfires that have ravished Australia this summer have been traumatic for many people. Thankfully for aged care, we didn't see any losses of ...
Australian hotels more resilient to virus
The Australian Financial Review
"Australia – with parts of it already affected by the bushfires – is seeing far less impact from COVID-19, compared to Asia," said Jesper Palmqvist, Asia ...
Mindshare fundraiser with industry partners raises almost $10000 for bushfire relief
MuMbrella
A Mindshare bushfire relief fundraiser, held in Melbourne in partnership with Ooh Media, REA Group, Australian Radio Network, Spotify and Bells ...
Fake news, censorship, coronavirus and racism — the testy relationship between China and ...
ABC News
... racism — the testy relationship between China and Australia fires up Q+A ... So you're either Chinese citizen or Australian citizen but the girl with the ...
