Australian Bushfires
Daily update ⋅ 5 March 2020
Study shows 'climate-change fingerprint' in Australian bushfires
SBS
An eight-week study into how heat and drought contributed to the fires concluded that hotter-than-normal conditions in Australia, in particular, showed a ...
The size of Australia's bushfire crisis captured in five big numbers - ABC News
Australian tourism is copping a massive hit, as the bushfires and coronavirus keep more than a ...
Business Insider Australia
The significant downturn is a product of two consecutive crisises in the form of the Australian bushfires coupled with the coronavirus outbreak. Tourism ...
Tasmanian government paves way for mechanical fuel reduction to tackle Australian bushfires
Mirage News
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes the Tasmanian Premier's announcement that he will introduce legislation to make it ...
Australia's dedicated bushfire research centre on the brink of closure despite deadly summer fires
ABC News
The future of Australia's only dedicated bushfire research centre remains in limbo after the worst fire season on record.
Coronavirus prompts warnings not to panic as COVID-19 outbreak comes after bushfire crisis
ABC News
"We're probably in largely unprecedented territory in Australia, in that we're just coming out of the tail end of one our worst and most devastating bushfire ...
Eyes in space to spot bushfire danger zones
Science at ANU
Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) will lead the development of the first Australian satellite designed to predict where bushfires are ...
Home battery initiative for SA bushfire victims
Energy Magazine
South Australian Minister for Energy, Dan van Holst Pellekaan, said, “Installing a battery as part of the rebuild will help make bushfire victims new ...
Bushfire victims to receive home batteries - Utility Magazine
How will Australia weather the virus and the fires?
Livewire Markets
But that outlook for improving growth is now challenged by Australia's recent bushfires, the ongoing drought, and the impact of China's sharp slowing ...
Defence Chief Angus Campbell rang Scott Morrison with concerns over bushfire promo video
ABC News
Australian Defence Force (ADF) Chief Angus Campbell called Scott Morrison, uncomfortable about Defence imagery being used in a promotional ...
Defence chief uneasy over Liberal Party bushfire ad - The Australian
Look to history for bushfire answers
Camden Haven Courier
Never has an Australian Prime Minister up until the summer of 2019/20 been ... Perhaps a little research into Australian bushfires going right back may ...
Treasury warns on full hit to economy from virus, bushfires
The New Daily
“The bushfires and now the emergence of the COVID-19 coronavirus will ... But Dr Chalmers put the government on notice should Australia's ...
Recession fears swamp surplus hopes DENNIS SHANAHAN - The Australian
Bushfire assistance reset under way, says Morrison
The Australian Financial Review
Assistance to businesses and communities hit by Australia's unprecedented summer bushfire crisis is being overhauled as the federal government ...
Sonnen and South Australia offer free storage solution to bushfire victims
EcoGeneration
Sonnen Australia CEO Nathan Dunn said the bushfires have had a devastating impact for Australians. “This initiative will help add significant value to ...
For the first time since July 2019, there are no active fires burning in New South Wales
Business Insider Australia
It comes after a devastating bushfire season in Australia between 2019 and the start of 2020. As at 13 February 2020, there were more than 11,200 bush ...
PoliticsNow: Travel bans set to expand to Italy, South Korea
The Australian
Hello and welcome to PoliticsNow, The Australian's live blog on the ... to The Australian the states have been “let off the hook” over bushfire recovery ...
Federal Government faces calls to step up assistance on coronavirus, bushfires
ABC News
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been calling for Government to offer more assistance to businesses impacted by both events.
Gippsland communities want more hazard reduction burns but experts say targeted burns are more ...
ABC News
"The effectiveness reduces with the severity of the fire,'' Australian National University professor of environmental science Phil Gibbons said.
December growth has Josh Frydenberg talking resilience, not recession Dennis Shanahan
The Australian
The stronger-than-expected economic growth for the bushfire-affected ... The relatively robust figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...
Economic growth defies critics: Frydenberg - Warrnambool Standard
Bushfire cuts, agency spies and scanty figurines
Crikey
The Australian Signals Directorate admitted to already spying on ... government funding for Australia's only dedicated bushfire research centre will end ...
Coffs Harbour crowned the 2020 Australian Town of the Year
Bellingen Courier Sun
... are keen to show their support by travelling to areas both directly and indirectly affected by the bushfires, with 12.6 million Australians (91 per cent of ...
SA government teams with Sonnen to offer free home batteries to bushfire victims
RenewEconomy
One Step Off The Grid. South Australians forced to rebuild after their homes were destroyed during a summer of devastating bushfires will be offered ...
Government Must Fund Ongoing Bushfire Research
Mirage News
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Aussie fire chief told to stay away from royal reception
9Honey
New South Wales Rural Fire Service commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons, who worked tirelessly to save the lives of countless Australians, was scheduled ...
December GDP: Is Australia's economy in a recession?
Motley Fool Australia
You may remember that the country was going through pain last quarter because of the bushfires on the east coast of Australia. Did that cause ...
ABC uses 'tragedy and trauma' of bushfires 'to demand more money'
NEWS.com.au
Mr Kenny said there was “no organisation in this country, aside from the Australian Labor Party and the Greens, that's as routinely and viscerally .
Economy beats expectations ahead of bushfire, coronavirus impacts
ABC News
There's some positive news on Australia's economy today, with official ... with the coronavirus and bushfires in south-eastern Australia likely to push ...
