‘This is the only planet we’ve got’
The work of universities will be critical in charting a sustainable future.
Bushfires
Full impact of horror hits
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has let MPs pay tribute to the lives lost and the heroism displayed during the bushfire season.
PM hails courage in face of fires
Scott Morrison has praised the resilience, courage and sacrifice of those caught up in the bushfire crisis.
Extent of our China dependency revealed
The world is being given a dry run on what its dependency and vulnerability to China really means.
Molan heckled over climate comments
Jim Molan’s comments on climate change and bushfires sent the ABC’s Q&A audience into a frenzy.
Charity to quicken flow of fire funds
The Red Cross will pay additional cash grants ‘within days’ amid criticism it has been too slow to pass on bushfire funds.
Widespread rain, storms loom for blaze-hit regions
The fire-ravaged reaches of the nation’s southeast will be blanketed by rain and thunderstorms for most of the week.
So, what the PM didn’t say makes news?
Journalists must look past their emotions and focus on facts, not agendas that target Scott Morrison.
Valley puts fire losses at 400 homes
A massive fire south of Canberra continues to burn but fears over the ‘worst day’ of the threat to the nation’s capital have eased.
Fires threaten in Vic, NSW, ACT
Bushfires are ravaging parts of Victoria’s east, southern NSW and the ACT.
Fire weather worsening: more heat, less rainfall
Over thirty years of research shows climate trends unequivocally linked to CO2 increases.
Singed PM tries to douse political fire
After a devastating miscalculation, Scott Morrison’s plan is hastily devised, still evolving but still inadequate.
Lesson learnt — now let’s help them thrive
Schools can offer a sense of normality to children traumatised by the bushfires.
Lib leaders drive new resolve on climate
SA’s Steven Marshall and NSW’s Gladys Berejiklian are expanding their climate change programs.
Court orders logging halt for animals
A wildlife protection group has argued that threatened species needed to be protected following the devastating bushfires.
Forestry blasted over fire training
The Queensland government has been blasted for the way it manages bushfire risk in its state forests.
Firefighters injured as clean-up deal cleared
With three firefighters injured as a blaze continues to threaten Canberra, a cost-sharing deal worth hundreds of millions clears way for fires clean-up
Killer fire contained after burning for two months
A fire that killed two NSW RFS volunteers has finally been contained after burning out-of-control for two months.
PM stays course on coal, climate
Scott Morrison has rebuffed calls to increase climate targets in the wake of the bushfires.
New footage shows crash that killed firefighters
Devastating new footage has emerged of the C-130 Hercules waterbombing aircraft crashing in a fiery explosion.
Business will be with you: Cosgrove
Former governor-general Peter Cosgrove has told bushfire-affected communities he will ‘stand beside as you rebuild’.
Fire service to clear debt backlog
The NSW Rural Fire Service has deployed extra staff to work through a backlog of invoices.
Razed school provides lesson in hope
The inferno that unleashed its fury on Clifton Creek turned the rural hamlet into a blackened wasteland and razed its school.
PM defends current emissions target
Scott Morrison defends the Coalition’s target of 26 per cent by 2030 and says he won’t ‘cop’ lectures from Labor.
Generosity will not be betrayed
Charities are held accountable for the way they spend our bushfire donations.
Why climate war is so bitter
The bushfires have raised the alarm but poorly considered policy action benefits nobody which is why the PM will take his time.
Canberra fire spreads as conditions worsen
The worst fire to hit Canberra since 2003 has grown to about 9500-hectares after a Defence helicopter started the blaze.
PM’s bid to boost national disaster powers
Scott Morrison has flagged strengthening federal powers to allow PMs to declare national disasters and call in the army.
Smoke threat to rugby opener
SANZAAR will employ never-before-used air quality protocols to determine whether the Reds-Brumbies match will go ahead.
Call for fires inquiry
Victoria’s opposition has called for a parliamentary inquiry into the state’s horror fire season.
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