Avoiding ‘disaster fatigue’, being ready to fight again
Amid a horrendous bushfire season, the choice for this newspaper’s 2019 Australian of the Year was clear-cut.
Bushfires
Inside the secret mission to save ‘dinosaur pines’
They have survived the dinosaurs, meteorite strikes and ice ages, but as summer fire threatened to annihilate them, a daring rescue mission began.
Island fury: ‘I felt like spewing up’
Kangaroo Island farmer Shane Leahy was a VIP guest at a special sitting of parliament about the bushfire crisis. He walked out in disgust.
‘Disaster fatigue’ the biggest danger
Former G-G Peter Cosgrove warns Australia must avoid succumbing to ‘disaster fatigue’ and commit to rebuilding.
Donations ‘no excuse’ to cut funding
The union representing NSW volunteer firefighters warns the government not to cut funding due to the large public donations.
Last stand to save Wollemi pines
When Heidi Zimmer first searched for a PhD topic in 2010, her supervisor proposed the idea of studying the Wollemi pine.
Disastrous summer to force rebuild rethink
Critical infrastructure will need to be future-proofed against catastrophes after the recent destruction of power lines and telecommunications, says recovery chief.
Scorched land ‘safe from fires for years’
Fire researchers say the scorched earth across eastern and southern Australia will be ‘virtually fireproof’ for at least four years.
RFS celebrates as all NSW fires contained
After a horror bushfire season that saw 5.4 million hectares burnt and 2500 homes destroyed in NSW, some good news.
Blind spot in BoM’s seasonal forecast
When potentially drought-breaking rains came this month they weren’t predicted — but they shouldn’t have been a shock.
Cultural tourism at the heart of regional recovery
As the impact of Australia’s bushfire crisis continues, arts and creativity will be crucial to the recovery of our communities.
Bushfire tour for Wills and Kate
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are coming to Australia to tour fire-ravaged communities.
Ash is latest blow for oyster farmers
Oyster farmers Nick Thorne and Anita Saeck say bushfires and floods could cost them a third of their yearly turnover.
Virgin Australia shares hit record low
The share price represents an 82 per cent decline in the past decade from 75c in March 2010.
States not out of the furnace yet
The Country Fire Authority expects fires to continue to burn over coming weeks, with forecast rain likely to only slow their spread.
Flood hell for leather fire victims
There isn’t much that will render Gaspar Roman, a vibrant Chilean leather artisan, speechless.
Post-fire cull won’t include brumbies
Victoria’s environment department says an aerial cull of pest animals will not involve shooting brumbies.
From frenzied firestorms to floods of hope
As torrential rain fell on the blackened earth at Conjola Park, Michelle Morales could barely wipe the smile from her face.
Kyrgios’s free hit to help bushfire communities
Nick Kyrgios has joined the ACT’s latest tourism campaign #holidayhereCBR — and he isn’t being paid a cent to do it.
Bushfires: the Green New Squeal
The climate debate has turned hysterical and ugly; Scott Morrison must defeat this madness.
Damaged PM’s best asset: time
Run over by the Nats’ clown car, ringmaster Scott Morrison still has time to engineer another miracle.
Climate change is not our Brexit
After a week of trauma, Scott Morrison must navigate a new climate path.
Asbestos hampers fire recovery
As bulldozers continue to clear debris in the aftermath of historic bushfires, the recovery effort is being hampered by asbestos.
Long-lost rain revives fields of dreams
Rain offers hope of renewal, with some farmers to plant crops for first time in years.
Telstra cops $50m bushfire hit
Telstra CEO Andy Penn says bushfires will cost the company $50m, issuing a call to put climate at the top of the national agenda.
Post-poll coasting, boasting cost Libs
Scott Morrison has squandered time on every front since his election triumph.
Paint could save homes in firezones
With more than 3000 buildings destroyed in the bushfires, should rebuilt homes replicate the houses they replace?
How did this house survive an inferno?
Architects and engineers are investigating how to make our homes more resistant to bushfires.
Survivors hope for rain
NSW south coast communities ravaged by the recent bushfires are looking forward to the rain forecast for the next week.
Eight-day drenching looms
Flood warnings have been issued for parts of Qld and NSW, with more rain forecast over fire-affected regions.
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