Nonsense, blame game cloud fires debate
Six million hectares, and counting, of this country have been ravaged by bushfire. We need to find out how and why.
Bushfires
Federer leads tennis fundraiser
Some of the biggest names in world tennis will play in a ‘rally for relief’ event to help bushfire victims.
Where firebugs are most active
Psychologists warn that arsonists are using massive blazes as ‘cover’ to light fires | MAPS
Hell: Frozen over and over again
Tales of true grit, and real resilience have emerged from the bushfires, but I think I’ve found the best of them.
Forestry call to take the fight to bushfires
The forest industry and CFMEU want fuel loads in national parks to be managed through backburning and selective logging.
Residents return to ghost towns
Hundreds of Victorians have made their way back into fire-ravaged towns to find out what’s left of their homes.
Blaze pits loggers against greens
A fire burning 100,000 tonnes of wood chips in a NSW timber mill has sparked an insensitive response from environmentalists.
Thumbs up for ADF’s showcase
The Australian Defence Force has produced its own online advertisement showcasing its support for the bushfire recovery effort.
News Corp initiative aims to raise $1m
News Corp Australia will dedicate a day’s worth of metropolitan paper sales and advertising revenue to fire relief appeals.
Donors ‘should direct where money goes’
Bushfire donations won’t all be directed where they are most needed, a legal expert warns.
Ministers rebuke Kelly on stance
Ministers have distanced themselves from Liberal MP Craig Kelly for failing to acknowledge the link between climate change and the national bushfire crisis.
Cricket greats called for fundraiser
Shane Warne will be asked to make a return to cricket as the star attraction in a fundraiser for the bushfire appeal.
2km separates inferno in making
Firefighters say massive fires burning either side of the NSW-Victorian border and others in East Gippsland are likely to join up.
Damages claims given priority
Insurers have flown in assessors from overseas to help manage the thousands of outstanding bushfire claims.
‘Proof’ of ruin not as it seems
The proliferation of bogus or misleading images on the bushfire crisis range from silly to sinister.
NSW Greens call for parliament return
The NSW Greens are demanding an urgent resumption of parliament to authorise $10,000 relief payments to those who have lost homes.
Lib MP’s ‘apology’ after fiery climate row
Craig Kelly has reportedly apologised for calling a meteorologist an ‘ignorant Pommy weather girl’.
$700m insurance bill is just the beginning
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says $700m in damages has been claimed, amid warnings about a spike in insurance premiums.
Fireys farewell ‘selfless hero’
Andrew O’Dwyer’s tiny daughter Charlotte was told today her dad was a selfless man, who only left her because he was a hero.
Elton John pledges $1m for bushfires
Elton John has pledged $1m for the bushfire relief effort during his Sydney concert.
Morrison’s $2bn bushfire recovery promise
Scott Morrison says he’ll do ‘whatever it takes’ to get bushfire-ravaged communities back on their feet.
PM cops the heat, unlike Trudeau
In the hyper-politicised climate debate, a centre-right leader is on a hiding to nothing in an angry summer like this.
Reconstruction a tough task
History suggests the Morrison government’s $2bn bushfire recovery and reconstruction fund will involve complex work.
After the horror, raindrops of hope
As fire surrounded his property, Wayne Schaefer was trapped in his ute, unable to move because of the flames’ intensity.
Fears held for alpine heritage huts
There are fears for some of the 200 heritage-listed huts sprinkled across Victoria’s high country, after fire swept through the region.
Forgotten town battles to save lives
For a week, the people of Genoa have been isolated and stranded, with no way out of town and little contact with the outside world.
Former top cop to head recovery agency
The Victorian government will spend $50m establishing a new bushfire recovery agency, to be led by former police commissioner Ken Lay.
Packers take their donation up to $5m
Philanthropists, banks and celebs have thrown their weight behind the bushfire donations effort.
Thousands still can’t return home
Thousands of bushfire victims have been told it is unsafe to return to their homes because of fire-related hazards.
Siblings help save the farm
For the Commins sisters, letting their parents and brother battle the fires threatening their Omeo district properties alone was not an option.
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