Australian Bushfires
Daily update ⋅ 28 March 2020
NEWS
Koalas Rescued From The Australian Bushfires Are Being Released Back Into The Wild
Marie Claire
In a refreshing break from the anxiety-ridden headlines, five koalas that were rescued from the Australian bushfires have been released back into the ...
The health impact of bushfires and preparing for future crises
Policy Forum
In the aftermath of Australia's catastrophic Black Summer bushfires, it is important to assess the multiple impacts of the fires on the Australian society, ...
This is what life looks like during a recession
Yahoo Finance Australia (blog)
After Australia's horror summer, which saw the Australian bushfire crisis morph quickly into the coronavirus crisis, Australia's 28-year dream run has ...
Coronavirus fires up production at Australia's only medical mask factory
ABC News
Med-Con is the only factory in Australia still making medical masks; It is now trying to increase its production from 2 million to 50 million a year; The ...
Bushfires commission adjusts due to virus
9News
South Australia's independent review has extended its public consultation period until April 17, taking written submissions as well as online input. The ...
Structure fire at Mitre 10
The West Australian
Dunsborough police sergeant Jane Gillham attended the fire and said police treated all fires as suspicious until determined otherwise but the fire was ...
How You Can Help Aussie Communities Rebuild The Bush After The Devastating Fires
Pedestrian TV
Boy, do I have some exciting and hopefully climate anxiety-reducing news for you! Since the bushfires, community and council groups across Australia ...
Spend With Them: The Instagram Account Set Up After the Bushfires Is Now Connecting Aussies ...
Broadsheet
The goal was to help rural and regional communities bounce back after an unprecedented fire season by encouraging Australians to buy directly from ...
Crisis leadership: The high costs of inaction
Yahoo Finance Australia (blog)
Australia has had only one recession in the last 37 years. ... shocks, such as fires, floods, wars or disease, hit the Australian economy from time to time.
How to support Melbourne locals during the Covid-19 lockdowns
Time Out
We felt this way before, during and after the Australian bushfires over summer. Now, that helplessness is coupled with fear and sadness, mostly for all ...
Pandemic, bushfire-battered consumers holding investment sector accountable, body says
InvestorDaily
The recent conditions in Australia have prompted two-thirds of consumers (67 per cent) to think about their investments and prompted half (49 per cent) ...
Demand could see ag precinct expand
Farm Weekly
The Bushfire Centre of Excellence will be the first training centre of its kind in Australia and the first building in the PBP. The AIP, Bushfire Centre of ...
Man accused of stealing during NSW fires
The Australian
Man accused of stealing during NSW fires. By Callum Godde; Australian Associated Press; 3:21PM March 27, 2020 ...
Sole winner of $80 million Powerball jackpot reveals battle with devastating fires and drought
9News
A man from Port Macquarie has been identified as Australia's newest multi-millionaire, after he was revealed as the sole winner of last night's $80 ...
Byron Bay Mayor says backpackers arriving on buses 'completely inappropriate' amid COVID-19 ...
ABC Technology and Games
Residents of some regional New South Wales towns that took an economic hit during the recent bushfires are pleading with tourists to stay away ...
Australian philanthropy unites with funding response to COVID-19 crisis
Fundraising & Philanthropy Magazine
Australian Communities Foundation and Philanthropy Australia have ... start to the new decade as Australians battled bushfires and then floods.
Fashion retailers hit hard by coronavirus, as pandemic infects long-term outlook
The New Daily
Mr Walker said the one-two punch of the catastrophic Australian bushfires and the virus pandemic would spark major changes as the industry rebuilds.
Powerball Lotto $80 million jackpot winner left in tears after incredible discovery
NEWS.com.au
... the drought for years and were affected by the bushfires earlier this year. ... No Australian had ever won an $80 million Powerball prize before, with ...
Coronavirus: brothers mean business with spray, tap and go
The Australian
As the pandemic takes hold across Australia, brothers Sean and Kurt ... 32, daily changes his disposable masks, left over from the summer bushfires.
As Australia's live biz faces tough times, government won't refund unused 408 visas: Exclusive
The Industry Observer
Already reeling from the global shutdown of the live music economy, Australia's concert promoters are absorbing another financial hit, this one created ...
Coronavirus: live updates on COVID-19 and response in Canberra
The Canberra Times
The death toll is at 13 after three Victorian men and one Western Australian man died on Thursday. ... It was heavily hit in the 2003 bushfires. Many of ...
Prince Charles diagnosed with coronavirus
The Cairns Post
Prince Charles contracted coronavirus after he was the star guest at a fundraiser for an Australian bushfire relief dinner in London, as the Queen ...
Joshua Jackson on That Tighty-Whitie Scene in Little Fires: "Not a Lot Left to the Imagination!"
POPSUGAR Australia
Joshua Jackson on That Tighty-Whitie Scene in Little Fires: "Not a Lot Left to the ... All it took was one episode of Little Fires Everywhere for fans to be ... first episode of the Hulu miniseries, whose Australian release date is unknown.
Operation Bushfire Assist concluded
Defence Connect
This included around 3,000 Reserve forces. Minister Reynolds said it marked the largest mobilisation of the ADF for domestic disaster relief in Australia's ...
Australia: Rebellion Is our moral duty: An interview with Extinction Rebellion Australia ...
Mondaq News Alerts
The bushfires emitted 400 million tonnes of CO2, which according to the Global Fire Emissions Database will double Australia's annual emissions from ...
Coronavirus: Expert warns about 'impossible' progress without moving to stage three, 'complete ...
9News
Australia's campaign to "flatten the curve" of the coronavirus pandemic is set ... the bushfires hit last year and a lot of those were used for the bushfires.
Novak Selby refused bail over crash that killed firefighter Mat Kavanagh during Victorian bushfires
ABC News
Are Australia's coronavirus restrictions effective in combating the spread? Government considering radical measures to put economy into hibernation ...
