Bushfire heroes ‘the new Anzacs’
NSW RFS volunteers who lost their lives during last summer’s bushfire crisis were remembered as ‘the new Anzacs’ in a moving memorial service on Sunday.
Bushfires
Fire’s painful past reasserts its presence
Communities and fire servies are having to navigate a paniful past as preparations for another bushfire season are under way along the south coast of NSW.
Labor, Coalition split over bushfires
A substantial split has emerged between Labor and the Coalition over how to handle natural disasters.
Controversial land clearing measure approved
A divided NSW cabinet passed the measure, with landholders able to clear native vegetation up to 25m from their home.
Recovery from fires ‘an ongoing story’
Towns that bear the brunt of devastating bushfires need greater support if they are to fully recover.
Right royal pick-me-up for bushfire victims
Exactly eight months ago, Kangaroo Island farmers Tom and Stephanie Wurst were bracing for the firestorm from hell.
Royals marvel at bushfire recovery
In special video call with Kangaroo Island residents, Prince William and Catherine praise community for ‘pulling together’ after bushfires.
New central powers for emergency response
The commonwealth will push for new emergency powers legislation and a single national agency to oversee recovery following natural disasters.
Balancing environment and policy
Climate change is not an existential threat but rather something government’s need to combat with balanced policies
Fire report urges disaster ‘war games’
The Royal Commission has released a 40-page list of ‘draft propositions’ that it wants all levels of government to consider.
Phoenix rises from Gondwanaland fire
It’s hard to believe this is where the fire tsunami hit Binna Burra Lodge barely 12 months ago, heralding the black summer.
Total bushfire protection ‘impossible’
The full devastation wreaked by Australia’s unprecedented summer bushfires is unclear, a new report says.
Kirby caveat on use of emergency powers
Former High Court judge Michael Kirby has said Australia should be doing more to ‘invigorate and involve’ parliament in scrutinising the use of emergency powers.
Economic standstill fails to clear the air
The slump in air travel and stand down of industry because of the COVID-19 pandemic have failed to stop the rise of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.
Climate change, dryness ‘fuelled fires’
The Black Summer bushfires inquiry report has concluded that catastrophic conditions were caused in large part by climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.
‘We can’t prepare for unknowns’
NSW Minister’s warning as he releases 76 findings into the fires, which killed 34 people and destroyed 3000 homes.
Bushfire probe calls for complete rethink
An independent report into the Black Summer bushfires will recommend a revision of hazard reduction methods, land clearing laws and long-term investments.
Blame will get us nowhere
In Melbourne’s darkest hours, we look to a post-pandemic future without recriminations.
Class of 2020: Stressed, anxious
Students from the NSW south coast said they were worse off compared with their metropolitan counterparts as they prepare to take the HSC.
In flooding rains, it’s time to tackle bushfire threats
Hazard reduction burns are important to reduce risks.
Time to learn from Indigenous wisdom on reducing fuel for fires
The open grasslands that once supported marsupials and birds were directly attributable to Aboriginal land management
Heat on Coalition to release findings
NSW Labor has demanded the Berejiklian government stop ‘dragging its feet’ on releasing an independent report into the catastrophic Black Summer bushfires.
From the ashes, a reassuring ‘bright light’
Prue and Stephen Henschke’s Adelaide Hills winery has been awarded the highly coveted Winery of the Year title.
Climate disasters need more funds
Australia’s chief scientist has called for more funding into long-term disaster research following the Black Summer fire season.
Fire chiefs press PM for climate action
Former fire chiefs have called on Scott Morrison and the Royal Commission into Natural Disaster Arrangements to implement a number of climate change reforms.
Helping fireys fight another day
Thousands of volunteer firefighters and dozens of towns ravaged during the black summer will get $500,000 worth of donations from News Corp Australia.
Use First People’s science: Samuel
Former ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel says the Black Summer showed that Australia needs to embrace indigenous science.
‘Bogeyman Dan’ blamed for it all
State is pitted against state, once good-natured rivalry has turned nasty and at the centre of it all is Victoria’s Premier.
Virus ‘a threat to bushfire efforts’
The NSW Rural Fire Service has warned the ability of fire fighters to tackle blazes next summer could be severely undermined by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Barber breaks silence in appeal
Celeste Barber has called on the NSW Government to share the $53M she raised in a bushfire appeal with a range of charities.
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