Water is starting to fill dams on bone-dry land in the state’s far west and south as a rain system moves over NSW off the back of ex-tropical cyclone Esther, but meteorologists warn the downpour will not be able to break the drought.
Less than $200 million in federal funding has gone out the door to bushfire affected communities from a multi-billion dollar fund lauded by the Morrison Government during the bushfire crisis.
A dream-team of Australian and global artists, including Mambo creator Reg Mombassa and his daughter Lucy O’Doherty, are raising money for bushfire-related charities.
An internationally-renowned fire ecologist has warned hazard reduction burns won’t stop bushfires with even cooler months not providing opportunities to hit significantly higher targets.
Air quality concerns forced scores of planned hazard reduction burns to be cancelled or delayed, exposing how difficult it could be to meet demands to dramatically increase future burns.
When the Black Saturday fires hit Kinglake, I naively thought we’d be back on our feet in a few years, writes Anne Leadbeater. For all bushfire towns, it is a very long road to recovery.
Cave rescuer and 2019 Australian of the Year Craig Challen says our bushfire crisis has turned ordinary Australians into true heroes as their risk their lives to defend their communities.
Golfing legend Greg Norman – who almost lost his own property to a fire two years ago – has called for changes in the way Australia pays our heroic firefighters.
NSW Rural Fire Service veteran Col Burns, who died in an out-of-control bushfire on New Year’s Eve, has been remembered as a kind-hearted, generous prankster at an emotional funeral service held in Sydney’s west today.
Thousands of tradies nationwide have raised their hands to help rebuild bushfire affected communities for free amid a skills shortage across the country. Childcare centres have done their bit with preparing the smallest Aussies for evacuation too.
Celeste Barber’s record-breaking $52 million bushfire fundraising has started to flow to the NSW RFS. But distributing the money has become a “complex issue”.
Australians are set to show their gratitude to bushfire recovery helpers and donations at a tourism event in Los Angeles, where they will also be asking the world to “come back” to help them recover and rebuild after bushfires.
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Our bushfire crisis is a defining moment for us all, and despite some isolated cases of poor behaviour, Tim Costello argues that it has brought out the best in Australians.
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