Australian Bushfires
Daily update ⋅ 4 March 2020
Tiny satellite could help fireys map out bushfire hotspots
Herald Sun
Dr Yebra said: “We will gradually build up our capacity to monitor these bushfire risks in Australia. At first, we will focus on long-term monitoring, within ...
Eyes in space to spot bushfire danger zones
Science at ANU
The shoe box-sized satellite will be designed, developed and built at the ANU Mt Stromlo campus with the goal of enhancing Australia-wide bushfire ...
Australian tourism is copping a massive hit, as the bushfires and coronavirus keep more than a .
The sprawling media coverage of the fires unsurprisingly hurt Australian tourism's image as a clean, safe, pristine destination and put billions of dollars ...
Australia's economy beats expectations ahead of bushfire, coronavirus impacts
ABC Local
Australia's economy grew by a better-than-expected 0.5 per cent in the December quarter and 2.2 per cent over the past year, according to the Bureau ...
Click Frenzy Travel to help bushfire-affected businesses with its new 'Places in Need' category
MuMbrella
The recent Australian Bushfire crisis has impacted millions of people and left hundreds of communities across the country ravaged. Whilst recent rain ...
PoliticsNow: PM forges ahead with bushfire relief package
The Australian
Key events. PM forges ahead with bushfire relief; What's making news in Canberra. Hello and welcome to PoliticsNow, The Australian's live blog on ...
Native logging makes fires more dangerous
Echonetdaily
'Sadness at the losses from the fires sears our souls,' the letter begins. ... Published by the Australia Institute, the 19 signatories to the open letter ...
Bushfires intensify SME demand for credit
Australian Broker
New data has helped give shape to the depth and breadth of this bushfire season's impact on Australian enterprise, with two-thirds of all small
Automation is part of the solution to rebuild areas hit by fires
FOOD Magazine - Australia
This is particularly true in the agriculture industry, which comprised 14 per cent of the total land that was burned by the Australian bushfires.
Scott Morrison admits problems with bushfire aid, promises relaunch
The Sydney Morning Herald
Bushfire assistance will be overhauled to speed up payments to small employers after a political storm over delays to federal and state assistance.
ABARES outlook predicts farm incomes to drop as drought and coronavirus shrink exports
ABC News
Strong demand for Australian produce, particularly livestock, in Asia has helped buffer the impact of drought for Australian agriculture. ... Despite the summer's bushfires, ABARES did not report a significant impact on agriculture's ...
Swine fever helps keep red meat prices high - FOOD Magazine - Australia
Farmers bracing for coronavirus impacts - 9News
Resilience, in a beer
Alpine Observer & Myrtleford Times
Resilience Beer is a project that arose in the wake of the Australian bushfires in late 2019 and early 2020. It came from a desire in the local beer ...
After a summer of extremes, here's what to expect this autumn
The Mandarin
The past Australian summer was a season of two contrasting halves. ... Parts of eastern and southern Australia were engulfed by significant bushfires, ...
Vet recommends early intervention for bushfire-affected pets suffering anxiety and depression
ABC News
Vet recommends early intervention for bushfire-affected pets suffering ... Dr Ward said it was not just bushfires that traumatised pets — other events that ... Australians like Lisa Plohl, from the Huon Agricultural Society, are already ...
Technology developed at ANU could help spot fire danger from space
The Canberra Times
The worst fire danger spots will be much easier to identify, thanks to revolutionary new technology being developed at the Australian National ...
Australian Defence Force commenced withdrawal from Kangaroo Island
The Islander
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has started to reduce its presence on ... The importance of the defence forces during and after the bushfires has ...
Regenerative farming helps primary producers bounce back from fire and drought
ABC News
Australia's farmers are fighting back from bushfires and drought with a combination of new ideas around regenerative agriculture and a determination ...
Nuffield scholar Wil Armitage's Australian adventures in dairy
The Weekly Times
... admired how Australian primary producers battled through summer after scorching summer, particularly when bushfires were an ever-present threat.
Australia: Good news – bushfire relief
Mondaq News Alerts
... social media personality, Celeste Barber, raised an incredible $51 million to fight the devastating bushfires across Australia. Despite the astonishing ...
It's all talk and no faction, as both sides pursue their political agendas DENNIS SHANAHAN
The Australian
The explanation as to why Australia's political leaders want to talk about ... Morrison's intent of swamping the damaging image of poor bushfire ...
8000 per cent growth: Maddy's business is booming on the back of coronavirus
The Sydney Morning Herald
An initial boost in sales thanks to the Australian bushfires was overshadowed by demand that flowed through globally when news of coronavirus ...
Additional funding for research on bushfire impacts on wildlife
Mirage News
The funding builds on the Morrison Government's response to the ecological tragedy left by the summer's bushfires and is part of the Australian ...
There is a chance today's GDP number could signal Australia is already in recession
ABC News
Australia's economy is facing some of its biggest threats in a generation. ... "There is a risk that it could be negative, even before the bushfires and
Melbourne-bound Miley Cyrus relates to bushfire devastation so deeply
Herald Sun
It was losing her beloved home in a fire, and her connection to Australia, that gave Cyrus extra reason agree to perform a bushfire relief concert in ...
Here If You Need: Bushfire Relief Match – A View from the Stands
Netball Scoop
The first wave of relief was not felt as rain, but in the form of a tweet from Australian tennis star, Nick Kyrgios. He offered to donate money to the bushfire ...
Government's economic plan for coronavirus to be announced ahead of May Budget
ABC News
... whether the coronavirus outbreak and bushfire crisis would place Australia ... The Australian Government has so far banned foreigners coming to ...
Man charged over Australia Day fires
Community Newspaper Group
POLICE have charged a man over two fires on Australia Day that burned close to houses and a Western Power station. About 3pm on Sunday January ...
Eleven trucks transport 440 bales of hay to the Manning
Manning River Times
... hay will be distributed to area farmers hit by the drought and bushfires following continued assistance to this area from Muslim Aid Australia (MAA).
Red Cross defend bushfire relief distribution
Narromine News
Australian Red Cross chief executive Judy Slatyer said the additional funds ... in consultation with the communities affected by these tragic bushfires.".
