Fireworks problematic, says Albanese
Major regional centres have cancelled their displays, while Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide will forge ahead.
Bushfires
Firefighter killed amid ‘fire tornado’
Dad-to-be Samuel McPaul was killed when ‘cyclonic winds’ flipped the truck he was travelling in.
Let the soil drink its fill
Water should meander through our landscape to reduce the risk of fires.
We need to harness water
There is a desperate need to get some flying water bombers.
Manage fires by reviving ancient skills
There were key messages in the smoke spotted by our first explorers.
Barilaro ‘fizzer’ as fireworks go ahead
John Barilaro’s call from London for Sydney’s New Year’s Eve fireworks to be cancelled has backfired, with the event to go ahead.
Nothing new about fire disasters
The blazes that continue to plague the eastern states and Western Australia are nothing new.
Firestorm bears down on holiday towns
Thousands of people in Victoria’s far east were bracing for a dangerous wind change early on Tuesday.
‘Devastated’ PM pays tribute to firefighter
Scott Morrison says he’s ‘devastated’ to hear a RFS firefighter has died and two others suffered burns battling a blaze east of Albury.
Another KIPT bushfire trading halt
Ongoing bushfires on South Australia’s Kangaroo Island have placed its plantation industry in a state of limbo.
Sydney fireworks to go ahead
The NSW RFS has granted an approval for the Sydney Harbour fireworks to go ahead on New Years Eve.
Visitors defy order to flee fire region
Holiday-makers in bushfire-ravaged eastern Victoria stayed put on Sunday night, ignoring an unprecedented urgent call to evacuate.
French sailors saw fires in 1802
History shows that large bushfires are nothinbg new.
Extinction Rebellion full of hot air
Logic has little or no role to play in our nation’s climate debate, as there are too many vested interests at play.
PM strikes ‘positive’ note for fireworks
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for Sydney’s New Year’s Eve fireworks to go ahead as planned.
Fire pay against volunteer spirit: Vic CFA chief
Victoria’s CFA chief has criticised the PM’s ‘fair dinkum’ scheme to compensate volunteers for income as SA, NSW announce deals.
PM’s fireworks plea defies petition
Scott Morrison wants Sydney’s NYE fireworks to go ahead, as more than 250,000 sign a petition to scrap them.
Thousands told to flee, part of highway closes
Tens of thousands of holidaymakers in East Gippsland region ordered to evacuate as fire forces the closure of a section of the Princes Highway.
Bushfires are part of summer
There’s a simple lesson for climate-striking schoolchildren.
Firefighters brace for tough weekend
Firefighters and ADF personnel across south eastern states are bracing for a dangerous weekend of bushfires.
GetUp stirs activists’ climate claims
GetUp is driving the campaign of some bushfire survivors who blame climate change for blazes raging across the nation.
NSW Minister’s holiday amid fires
The Emergency Services Minister is proceeding with a planned holiday less than a week after the PM cut his short.
PM’s pay plan for volunteer firefighters
Scott Morrison is working on a plan to compensate firefighters during prolonged bushfire events as ADF personnel are deployed.
Severe heat sparks fresh fire fears
As heatwave conditions bear down on NSW, Victoria and South Australia, firefighters brace for a return to bushfire horror.
Smoke warning as waste facility burns
A fire at a waste management facility near Shepparton in Victoria is sending clouds of black smoke over nearby residencies.
Bushfire disaster fuels student activism
Young people are being urged to lobby friends and family on the need for ‘urgent climate action’.
Alleged donations thief denied bail
A woman who allegedly broke into a Sydney supermarket, taking donated goods, will spend NYE behind bars.
‘Merry Crisis’: Artist’s message to PM
A mural depicting the PM on holiday surrounded by flames has generated interest and RFS donations.
Bushfires need a new approach
As Bill Clinton might have put it, ‘it’s the fuel load, stupid’.
Oasis restored, but the anger lingers
When the fire took our house, we got no sympathy. Instead, we were blamed for the loss by the greenest of green governments.
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