Australian Bushfires
Daily update ⋅ 18 March 2020
Coronavirus, bushfires create 'perfect storm' for Australian charities
ABC News
Foodbank Australia's CEO says they have seen a "perfect storm" of bushfires and the coronavirus threatens the future of her charity; Ozharvest's founder ...
What has Australia learned from the coronavirus and bushfire crises?
The Mandarin
Australian governments at all levels have learned a lot between the onset of the bushfire season and the first stages of the novel coronavirus ...
What role did climate change play in the Australian megafires?
Monash Lens
This was based on misrepresenting fire investigations and satellite data converging on about 85 per cent of Australia's 60,000 fires being due to human ...
A British royal trip to Australia is now unlikely, but one bushfire-hit town isn't giving up
SBS
The pub in Cudgewa. SBS. But as days of relief support turned into weeks, Cudgewa local Joshua Collings called on Australia's only hatted Indigenous ...
New technology can help mitigate bushfires and improve our response
Monash Lens
Data-driven fire response. Our team of Monash University researchers, including partners from CSIRO/Data61 and the Australian National University, in ...
Bushfire recovery 'marathon, not a sprint'
The Australian
The man spearheading Australia's bushfire recovery says there is cautious optimism among devastated communities. Andrew Colvin acknowledged the ...
Bear, The Dog That Helped Rescue Koalas During Bushfires, Gets His Own Documentary
KIIS1065
Remember Bear, the gorgeous dog who went viral for rescuing koalas during Australia's horror bushfire season? Well, the five-year-old rescue Koolie ...
A blueprint for Australian retail recovery
Belinda Daly (press release) (blog)
... bushfires and the coronavirus. The NRA has released its proposals… Australian retail is currently confronting an unprecedented set of challenges.
In Hearts Wake Return With First New Song In Three Years, 'Worldwide Suicide'
Music Feeds
“The Antarctic has reached an all time high temperature of 20.7°C. The Australian bushfires have burned over 12 million hectares of land, killing over 1 ...
Meet the extraordinary Koala Rescue Dog making a big difference after Australia's Bushfires
TV Blackbox
This remarkable koala detection dog called Bear became the ultimate beacon of hope during Australia's recent bushfire crisis, working tirelessly to find ...
FRV buys 90MW Riverina solar farm, lands PPA with Snowy Hydro
RenewEconomy
“Devastating Australian bushfires have started 2020 off with a stark reminder of the reality of global warming, and the urgent need to address climate ...
How coronavirus is killing the Australian music scene
7NEWS.com.au
The Fire Fight Australia concert included performances by Guy Sebastian, Delta Goodrem, Jessica Mauboy and John Farnham. Credit: 7NEWS via ...
Aussies Have Now Lost Over $100 Million In Revenue Due To All The Cancelled Gigs
Pedestrian TV
... including the Australian Music Industry Network and the Australian Festival Association, to track the impact that the Australian bushfires and, now, ...
How a time of panic buying could yet bring us together
Women's Agenda
During the recent Australian bushfires, social media were flooded with images of notes pinned to doors inviting volunteer fire fighters to “help ...
Louise Mason Group Executive & CEO Commercial Property, Stockland
Belinda Daly (press release) (blog)
The recent devastating Australian bushfires brought this sense of community to the fore, with some of our local centres becoming shelters and drop off ...
Working from home: A manager's perspective
The Adviser (blog)
As a growing number of Australians are being asked to work from home ... including extreme weather events such as the recent Australian bushfires, ...
What do we know about the impact of Covid-19 on women in agriculture?
Women's Agenda
... massive to say the least, especially following the drought and bushfires. The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics and Science ...
Does Your Regional Or Rural Small Business Need InStyle's Support?
InStyle
... so it's important that we're also committed to supporting the small Australian businesses crippled by recent drought conditions and bushfires.
Government Warns That Australians Overseas Should Return Home ASAP
WSFM
The Department of Foreign Affairs have recommended that Australian ... With Australians fighting some of the worst bushfires we have ever seen and ...
Morrison offers small comfort for bushfire-battered retailers - Inside Retail
Now is the time to change the Australian national anthem [Op-Ed]
Brag Magazine
Yes, just when Australians found themselves looking at rebuilding and reclaiming their livelihoods in the wake of the bushfires, the COVID-19 ...
Coronavirus support package for domestic airlines announced as REX warns 'only weeks of ...
ABC News
... worst drought in 120 years, catastrophic bushfires [and] crippling pilot shortages". The Regional Aviation Association of Australia's (RAAA) chief executive ... for domestic air services in Australia was highly concentrated with Qantas ...
Insurer Youi jumps back into fast-growth phase
The Australian Financial Review
”This has been quite a big active seasonal period for us,” Youi chief executive Hugo Schreuder told The Australian Financial Review. Bushfires ...
"As an Australian teacher right now, I feel like a sacrificial lamb."
Mamamia
Drought, bushfires, floods, earthquakes, births, deaths and marriages (even of the same sex). We've been through it all and therefore these things to ...
Australian government announces $715m bailout for airlines
Australian Aviation
Australian government announces $715m bailout for airlines ... I've been speaking with Australian airline executives every day and will continue ... the worst drought in 120 years, catastrophic bushfires [and] crippling pilot shortages”.
Catastrophe data firm adds motor to Australian reports
Insurance News
... bushfires will be made available. The company, which is owned by several global reinsurers and reinsurance brokers, already reports on Australian ...
Coronavirus hitting arts sector as SA Government flags $2 billion budget write-down
ABC News
Australia's arts sector is being "smashed" by coronavirus and needs urgent ... Lucas said a significant cut to GST share alongside the bushfires and coronavirus crises ... South Australia is now in step with other states over Anzac Day ...
NSW government Bushfire Inquiry to meet in Wauchope on Tuesday, March 24
Port Macquarie News
Coordination and collaboration by the NSW Government with the Australian Government, other state and territory governments and local governments ...
Emergency chiefs take national bushfire and climate change summit online due to COVID-19
Mirage News
In the meantime, ELCA will hold Australia's first virtual bushfire and climate change conference later this year. ELCA is now developing an online
YOU CAN"T ASK THAT returns to ABC with focus on Australia's Firefighters
TV Blackbox
Mark was stationed in Melbourne's Metropolitan Fire Brigade headquarters during the Black Saturday fires of 2009, when he got a call. “A mate of my ...
