Australian Bushfires
Daily update ⋅ 27 May 2020
Bushfires left estimated 445 dead from smoke and a nation traumatised
The Sydney Morning Herald
... those smaller than one 1000th of a millimetre - in bushfire smoke that lingered over around 80 percent of the Australian population over the summer.
Australia bushfires: Red Cross $216m donation fund targeted by almost 900 cyber attacks
9News
"We had very significant cyber activity from the outset," Mr Clement told the bushfires royal commission on Tuesday. Bushfire survivor Ian Livingston and ...
Bushfire royal commission: Australian Red Cross hit with fraudulent donation claims - The Canberra Times
Bushfire royal commission hears that Black Summer smoke killed nearly 450 people
ABC Technology and Games
The commission, which is looking into Australia's preparedness for and responses to natural disasters, is hearing from health experts about the short and ...
Bushfire Royal Commission: Sydney's black smoke likely killed 445 people
9News
Experts estimate 80 per cent of the Australian population was adversely affected by smoke from the Black Summer bushfires. Australia bushfires Bride-to ...
What can Australia's pandemic response teach us about bushfire recovery? - Pursuit
Bushfire smoke killed hundreds last summer
9News
Smoke from Australia's Black Summer blazes killed hundreds of people and had an unprecedented $2 billion health impact, with experts warning it ...
Celeste Barber's $51m bushfire fund cannot be given to other charities, court rules
Daily Telegraph
“Turns out that studying acting at university does not make me a lawmaker,” she said in a statement. Celeste Barber during ...
Bushfire trauma recovery to take years
Mandurah Mail
It will take at least five years for people to recover from the trauma of Australia's devastating bushfires, a disaster responsible for an estimated $2 billion ...
Summer bushfire response under microscope
9News
The Department of Home Affairs' submission to the inquiry says Australia's bushfires will become more severe because of climate change.
UNICEF Australia join HP Australia, RFW to help bushfire communities battle COVID-19
The Sector (press release) (blog)
While the immediate danger of the fires may have passed, research into the impact of previous bushfires suggests that at 26 months post fire, 30 per ...
'Waiting for them to come home': Bushfire royal commission to remember Mallacoota
The New Daily
But it was just one of many horror memories from the bushfire that cut off Mallacoota during Australia's catastrophic 2019-20 bushfire season.
