Australian Bushfires
Daily update ⋅ 3 March 2020
NEWS
New plan to save Aussie species after bushfires
Herald Sun
“The 2019/2020 bushfires have not only had tragic consequences for human lives and property, but also had a devastating impact on Australia's ...
Katy Perry to perform bushfire recovery concert in Bright
ABC News
"Thank you to my Australian community for always being one of my biggest champions. I hope I can return the support to you," she said.
Bushfires and the role of general practice
RACGP
It was established by the Federal Government following Australia's horror bushfire season, which resulted in loss of life, property and wildlife, as well ...
Princess Eugenie's touching Instagram post after Australian bushfires
9Honey
Princess Eugenie has shared a sweet throwback to her visit to Australia's Mogo Wildlife Park, which has reopened after being threatened by bushfires ...
Princess Eugenie shares happy news on Instagram - New Idea
We can learn from the US to prevent bushfire devastation
The Fifth Estate
US authorities have learnt from past natural disasters that retrofitting homes to protect against wildfires is an effective strategy. Australia should take ...
Farmers beat fires and drought, but now disease hits
The Australian
The value of Australia's agricultural exports overall is forecast to fall by 11 per cent to $43bn in 2019-20. The summer's bushfires are not expected to ...
2 in 3 Aussie SMEs impacted by bushfires
AccountantsDaily
Following a survey of 500 Australian SMEs, NAB revealed that two in three indicated their businesses have been directly or indirectly impacted by the ...
'Holy cow, we've got no bookings': International tourism plunges 30 per cent
The Sydney Morning Herald
... the past 11 weeks as Australia suffers through the combined pressure of drought, bushfires and coronavirus. The head of Tourism Australia has told ...
More and more uni students in Australia are choosing to study the environment
SBS
As a new year of tertiary education gets underway and Australia recovers from a summer of bushfires, Australian universities have told SBS News ...
Why Scott Morrison wants to talk about coronavirus rather than bushfires dennis shanahan
The Australian
READ MORE:PM's chance to bounce back from the bushfires|Morrison ... The explanation as to why Australia's political leaders want to talk about ...
Climate Change Lengthens Australian Summers By 50%: Study
HuffPost Australia
Australian summers are now effectively twice as long as its winters as ... in the wake of the nation's unprecedented fire season showed on Monday.
disaster and the rise of the coronavirus outbreak
Business News
The unprecedented bushfires that recently ravaged Australia nation-wide have ... of discussion in several sectors of Australian business and economy.
Cyclists on track to help bushfire victims
Sunshine Coast Daily
TWO men are hoping their 500km fundraiser will remind people of the ongoing heartache caused by the Australian bushfires. Brisbane resident Ben ...
Right-wing senator offended by ASIO's 'right-wing extremist' warning
Brisbane Times
Senator Fierravanti-Wells all but set fire to the pants of Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation's director-general, Mike Burgess, after he told ...
South Australia, Sonnen offer free home batteries for bushfire victims
One Step Off The Grid (blog)
South Australians forced to rebuild after their homes were destroyed during a summer of devastating bushfires will be offered free battery storage ...
Business News
The unprecedented bushfires that recently ravaged Australia nation-wide have ... of discussion in several sectors of Australian business and economy.
Cyclists on track to help bushfire victims
Sunshine Coast Daily
TWO men are hoping their 500km fundraiser will remind people of the ongoing heartache caused by the Australian bushfires. Brisbane resident Ben ...
Right-wing senator offended by ASIO's 'right-wing extremist' warning
Brisbane Times
Senator Fierravanti-Wells all but set fire to the pants of Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation's director-general, Mike Burgess, after he told ...
South Australia, Sonnen offer free home batteries for bushfire victims
One Step Off The Grid (blog)
South Australians forced to rebuild after their homes were destroyed during a summer of devastating bushfires will be offered free battery storage ...
Home Batteries for Bushfire Victims - Mirage News
Examining the risks and opportunities across the Australian property market: RiskWise's Doron Peleg
Property Observer (press release)
However, bushfire-impacted areas carry higher risk depending on the strength of their property markets prior to the fires. The Sydney market has ...
Adelaide Hills and Kangaroo Island fire victims left waiting for vital recovery grants
The Advertiser
Hundreds of South Australians affected by devastating bushfires at ... More than $10 million has so far been awarded to 3400 South Australian ...
Race to understand fire lessons as another 'significant' season looms
The Sydney Morning Herald
Some of that effort is under way with multiple agencies working to update the Australian Fire Danger Ratings system - developed in the 1960s - within ...
NSW RFS advises for the first time since July, there are no active bushfires in the state - 7NEWS.com.au
Research delivers the good mail on posties
The West Australian
Chief executive Christine Holgate told a Senate estimates hearing on Tuesday the bushfires were a reminder how important Australia Post was in the ...
Research delivers the good mail on posties - Forbes Advocate
Nomad bikies arrested in relation to 'fraudulent bushfire claims'
Sky News Australia
Police have arrested three Nomad bikies in relation to allegations a bushfire charity was ripped off after the deadly bushfires swept through Australia.
Alleged bushfire charity fraudsters caught in bikie crackdown - Morning Bulletin
Coronavirus emerging risk for Australian agriculture sector
ABC News
Despite the prolonged drought and devastating summer bushfires, Australia's agriculture sector has remained robust, with a predicted value of $59 ...
Free solar batteries for bushfire victims
Yahoo News Australia
The 188 South Australian families who lost homes in bushfires will be offered a free solar home battery as part of a the state government scheme ...
National parks mapping to aid forest recovery from bushfires in NSW
The Young Witness
The notorious Wollemi fire, known as the Gospers Mountain blaze, set a record for being the biggest forest fire in Australian history. A government ...
Government pledges additional $4 million to bushfire food relief efforts
The New Daily
Food relief agencies providing much-needed supplies to fire-affected ... that Australians caught up in the bushfire crisis have been able to keep food ...
OECD says Australia to be hit hard by coronavirus, as rate cut looms
My Business
OECD says Australia to be hit hard by coronavirus, as rate cut looms ... “The recent bushfires will have a major short-term impact on property prices in ...
Regional Express expects coronavirus, fires to whack economy
Farm Weekly
"The devastating bushfires of the last three months and the COVID-19 outbreak since the end of January did not appear to have a very big impact on ...
Coronavirus slams the brakes on Australian manufacturing
Business News Australia
A key indicator for the health of the Australian manufacturing industry has seen ... has made more of an impact than the
