ScoMo’s approval lowest since bushfires
Australians are fed up with both Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese, according to a new poll, with support rising for minor parties.
Bushfires
Why no inquiry into managing Covid?
We deserve answers for all the mistakes, the job losses, the deaths in nursing homes and the loss of our freedoms for so long.
Bushfires ‘caused an explosion in ocean life’
Smoke from the 2019-20 bushfires in Australia caused an explosion of life in the Southern Ocean that was equivalent to turning the entire Sahara desert green.
Tragic final call from bushfire victim
The bravery of two men who died after facing hellish bushfires in NSW has been laid bare at inquests into their deaths.
Deadly firestorm ‘like a bomb going off’
A father and son who died in the Black Summer bushfires were hit with a firestorm so extreme it uprooted trees and threw car parts 500m.
Tragic end in deadly fire
A blaze that claimed seven lives during the devastating Black Summer bushfires is being examined in a coronal inquiry.
Rural resilience shines through despite bushfires
Donna Layton’s positivity and determination means she has been nominated for a Shine Award.
Together, we can help achieve our next good season
The same grit and kindness we showed each other in the Black Summer bushfires are needed right now.
‘Incalculable loss’: Bushfire inquest begins
An inquest into the ‘incalculable loss’ of 25 people who died in the Black Summer bushfires has begun in Sydney.
Red Cross reveals where donations went
The Red Cross has detailed where and how much of the $242 million donated towards Black Summer Bushfires was spent.
Probe into fire that wiped out 86 homes
A man has been charged over one of the worst bushfires in Western Australia’s history, and now the blaze will be subject to an independent inquiry too.
Global warming presents a clear economic choice
The deadly bushfires in Australia and extreme weather events across the globe in recent times are no fluke and they are set to grow in frequency and intensity.
Greek island’s rugged beauty fuels flames
Hundreds of islanders pack up their belongings and flee their homes on the Greek island of Evia as bushfires rage.
Fighting spirit shines through
A photo essay dedicated to the recovery from the Black Summer bushfires is set to commemorate the ‘fighting spirit’ of Australians.
Hundreds flee as fires near power plant
More than 180 bushfires have scorched huge swaths of forest and killed eight people in Turkey.
New app gauges homes’ bushfire risk
Experts warn that even if your house itself is not highly flammable, it is likely structures or objects under or around it are.
Time for a climate change reality check on both sides of the debate
Only looking back on history, not ideology, will prove which is correct in the push to hit net-zero emissions by 2050.
Climate crisis runs ahead of scientists
Bushfires tearing through Siberia’s boreal forest, floods killing scores of people in Germany, high temperatures roasting North America: these are the manifestations of a growing climate crisis.
Kangaroo Island luxury lodge to be rebuilt after bushfires
The redevelopment of the luxury $2500-a-night Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island has begun with expectations the lodge could re-open by mid-2023.
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Gold bar scammer targeted fire victim
A Melbourne man has admitted selling fake gold and silver bars to multiple victims including a survivor of the devastating Mallacoota bushfires.
Home work key to long-term recovery
Billions of dollars are sunk into stimulating a recovery of regional areas but the larger challenge of getting cities back on track remains.
Answering the vaccine call
Australia’s response to Covid-19 is to be hailed, not feared.
New cancer therapy brings hope
Battling blood cancer in my 20s, I put my faith in a clinical trial for a promising new treatment. But does it actually work?
Black Hawks to boost firefighting
The two Black Hawks bought by an Adelaide firm will be available year-round to battle bushfires in Australia.
Covid failings give Labor a chance to land blow on PM
The conditions are right for Anthony Albanese to go on the offensive and put himself in the race for the next election.
‘Twiggy’ fires up volunteer army plan
Forrest’s nationwide corps of volunteers will work in and with communities to help improve their efforts to resist bushfires.
‘Club in the scrub’ to rise again
A small Australian footy club on Kangaroo Island has received a lifesaving donation from the AFL to rebuild after the Black Summer bushfires destroyed the community heart.
Logging ‘played no part in fires’
New research challenges the notion that logging has contributed to the severity of the black summer bushfires.
$600m for natural disasters aid agency
The Morrison government will move to deliver a key recommendation of the bushfires royal commission by establishing and investing $600m in a new national agency.
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