Australian Bushfires
Daily update ⋅ 19 May 2020
Celeste Barber's $53m bushfire funds pose 'agonising dilemma'
The Australian
"I'm gonna make sure that Victoria gets some, that South Australia gets some, also families of people who have died in these fires, the wildlife.
Risen Energy contributes their 400W Jaegar panels to aid bushfire relief efforts
Mirage News
Risen Energy (Australia) will supply solar panels to communities affected by the deadly Australian bushfires, as part of an agreement with ...
Study warns logging makes bushfires worse
9News
Five senior Australian scientists warned logging native forest was likely to have exacerbated Australia's bushfire crisis, which ravaged large swathes of ...
Allianz says bushfires slice a third from Q1 profit in Australia
Insurance News
Allianz says its Australian profit dropped by a third in the first three months of 2020 as unprecedented bushfires devastated the nation. Australian ...
Institute backs net-zero-emission buildings in submission to bushfires royal commission
Architecture AU
Research shows that climate change is contributing to increasing bushfire risk. Image: Wikimedia Commons. The Australian Institute of Architects has ...
'Very rare chance': Wollemi bushfires reveal ruins of shale boom town
The Sydney Morning Herald
The two, along with friends, have lately made multiple trips to detail and map the ruins of what was once Australia's main source of liquid fuel, ...
Bigger fires scorch Vic more often: study
Blue Mountains Gazette
The findings could apply to other areas in Australia and internationally under threat from widespread, and frequent bushfires, researchers say. The ...
Unusual dinosaur species fossil discovered in Australia for first time
Brisbane Times
Proposed further digs at the site have previously been postponed due to the recent Australian bushfires and now because of the COVID-19 epidemic, ...
Logging in fire-ravaged native forests no longer sustainable: study
Brisbane Times
Massive bushfires are occurring unnaturally, often in native forests in south-eastern Australia, prompting the collapse of ecosystems and rendering ...
After the fires, it's isolation in the ashes
The Australian
The couple, like many of the 3500 Australians whose homes were destroyed in the fires, are now living in makeshift, temporary accommodation with ...
