Bushfire victims treated unequally: recovery chief
The national bushfire recovery chief says bushfire victims have been treated differently, depending on which side of ‘artificial lines’ set by state and local governments they live on.
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300 species pushed ‘towards extinction’ by bushfires
The Black Summer bushfires didn’t just impact human lives and homes — the massive fires were an “ecological disaster” that has pushed hundreds of unique, threatened species closer to extinction, the Royal Commission has heard.
Bushfire smoke cost $2b, Constance slams Red Cross
The true toll of smoke which choked Australia during the Black Summer of bushfires, has been laid bare while NSW Senior Minister Andrew Constance has again lashed the Red Cross for its handling of donations.
Homeless still fighting for funds after bushfire disaster
The residents of Malua Bay, crammed onto the beach with apocalyptic flames chasing them to the water, became symbols of the black summer. But their nightmare continues almost six months on with a tight-fisted and painfully bureaucratic recovery effort leaving them “begging for money”.
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Burnt-out retailers in line of fire as tourism falters Massive push to get help to blaze-ravaged retailers
Former governor-general Peter Cosgrove has made an impassioned call to arms to Aussies to back bushfire-ravaged businesses, with stores already shutting down in the wake of the disaster.
Complaint made against bushfire wildlife heroes
A couple who run a wildlife sactuary near the bushfire-hit town of Cobargo say they were “horrified” to have a complaint made against them after putting a wallaby to sleep.
League legend Ron Coote finds reason to smile again
It was the single gesture that finally put a smile back on the face of rugby league great Ron Coote – and it came from the son of another former great player – the late Robert Stone.
Daryl Braithwaite’s private photos from Fire Fight
Daryl Braithwaite was feeling all the good vibes at Fire Fight Australia and hung around after his set to indulge his side hustle of photography.
‘Hell on earth’: Untold story of the Battle of Balmoral
It was one of the battles that defined the horror NSW bushfire season – the desperate bid by two isolated and exhausted firefighter crews to save the tiny Southern Highlands town of Balmoral – and its 30 residents. WATCH THE VIDEO
Queen makes history at Fire Fight Australia
Queen fronted by Adam Lambert reprised the band’s iconic 1985 Live Aid set for Fire Fight Australia, where Olivia Newton-John performed for the first time in two years with John Farnham and Russell Crowe made a special appearance.
Bushfire royal commission to focus on burns, climate change
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s royal commission into the nation’s horror bushfire season will focus on hazard reduction and climate change under guidelines handed to Governor-General David Hurley today.
Aussie fireys thanked with Times Square mega billboard
A mega billboard, dubbed the Godzilla, which overlooks New York’s Times Square has paid thanks to Australian and US firefighters for their mammoth effort over the bushfire season. WATCH THE VIDEO
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