PM’s $2bn bushfire ‘doesn’t exist’: Labor
So far only $400,000 in loans has been has been given out to farmers and small businesses affected by the devastating summer bushfires.
Bushfires
Burnt by bad judgment: Left ignore damage done by panic
Anthony Albanese threatens to make the same mistakes that cost Bill Shorten the 2019 election.
Back from the black
‘Apocalyptic is not too strong a word. Weeping is not too dramatic a reaction…’ In the burnt ruins of Australia’s east coast, Trent Dalton finds trauma, fury, shame and hope.
No audio of fatal fire waterbomber crash
The cockpit voice recorder of an air tanker which crashed in a ball of flame near Cooma killing three US firefighters offers no clues to crash.
Fires expose roads, mobile flaws
The summer’s horror bushfires have exposed a critical need to upgrade the nation’s infrastructure assets.
Parks service in hazard burning U-turn
The NSW government is seeking to significantly increase its hazard reduction targets to reduce fuel loads on forest floors.
Voters deliver verdict on bushfires
Meeting climate change targets has for the first time emerged as a greater priority for voters than keeping energy prices down.
Barber was warned about RFS fundraiser
From the start there were doubts whether the bushfire heroes and victims would ever see a cent of the $51m raised by the comedian.
Royal commission omission
The bushfires royal commission will focus on the consequences of global warming, not the cause.
Pork-barrel saga stinks to high heaven
The sports grants scandal is not going to go away. And nor should it.
Inquiry to weather fire storms
Scott Morrison’s royal commission into the unprecedented bushfire season will aim to improve natural disaster management.
Experts will consider indigenous wisdom
The merits of indigenous land management in reducing fuel loads will be investigated by the bushfire royal commission.
Study equipment failures: volunteers
A number of volunteer firefighting bodies want the bushfire royal commission to examine equipment failures and funding shortfalls.
Inquiry feasible only if states agree
A constitutional lawyer warns the royal commission’s look at state and federal disaster responsibilities will work only if states join in.
Changes in climate key focus of probe
The royal commission into summer’s horror bushfire season will investigate the ‘consequences of longer, hotter, drier seasons and severe weather events’.
Fire inquiry to zero in on climate change
Scott Morrison releases details of the ‘Black Summer bushfires’ royal commission, which he wants finished by August 31.
Change of heart about Fireman Paul
Paul Parker was lauded by The Project for telling the PM to ‘get f..ked’. What about now that he’s backed Pauline Hanson?
RFS joins Barber case over frozen $52m
Celeste Barber and the NSW RFS will seek direction from the Supreme Court over the release of funds for victims and charities.
$1bn forestry sale won’t go ahead
NSW forestry assets won’t be sold off due to the bushfires which burned through the state’s plantations.
‘Bushfire warning system must be improved’
Review into Queensland’s September bushfires calls for overhaul of early warning systems and reveals changing weather hindered hazard-reduction burns.
Firefighting a risk: army chief
Chief of Army Rick Burr says Defence isn’t funded or trained to fight fires, and warns the ADF’s combat capabilities could suffer.
Dumped by left, but firey’s all right
Nelligen firefighter Paul Parker does not care if the Twitterati left have abandoned him over his support for Pauline Hanson.
NSW RFS thanks US firefighters in NY
‘Imagine fighting a fire higher than this billboard’: the NSW RFS has expressed its gratitude to America in Times Square.
Rethink sought on fuel-load reduction
Emergency management watchdog is calling for new approaches to reducing bushfire fuel loads.
Premier defends Labor MPs’ Bali party
Daniel Andrews has defended a group of MPs after video emerged showing them partying in Bali during the bushfire crisis.
Morrison takes a bushfires hit
Scott Morrison’s popularity and support for new coalmines has plunged in the wake of Australia’s disastrous bushfire season.
Volunteer firey prefers Pauline
An RFS volunteer who gained attention after an expletive-laden rant directed at the PM reveals he supports One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.
Backpackers to the rescue in fire rebuild
Backpackers will be granted special visa benefits to help rebuild homes, fences and farms in bushfire-ravaged communities.
Fires warning exposed by planes shortage
A critical piece of technology that allowed people to monitor bushfires displayed out-of-date information.
Queen’s Live Aid tribute down under
The legendary band recreated the full 22-minute set it played at Wembley’s 1985 concert — and the crowd went crazy.
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