Barefoot Investor’s new move to help fire victims
When Scott Pape lost his home in the Black Saturday bushfires, he was forced to start over again. Now the author of The Barefoot Investor money bible wants to help this summer’s survivors.
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What firefighting does to your body
Firefighters who bravely battle blazes are putting their bodies under the same stress as professional athletes, with the physical toll of fighting fires revealed in a landmark new study.
As it happened: Fire Fight Australia
Queen fronted by Adam Lambert reprised the band’s iconic 1985 Live Aid set for Fire Fight Australia, where Olivia Newton John performed for the first time in two years with John Farnham and Russell Crowe made a special appearance.
Buchan’s off and running after bushfires
It took a herculean effort but on Saturday the Buchan Cup was run and won — just as it has been 132 times before — but this one had very special meaning.
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How bushfire victims can recover lost photos
Almost 2000 homes have been lost in Australia’s tragic summer of bushfires but victims may still be able to recover lost photo albums from digital backups.
‘I can’t watch it’: ONJ’s bushfire horror
Stars have joined Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta and many others at the G’Day USA gala where there were tears and stories on how some survived Australia’s bushfire hell.
How sporting codes will help fire-affected country clubs
Australia’s biggest sports codes will band together to revive grassroots clubs impacted by the devastating bushfire crisis, with a pledge to not just rebuild but better the facilities destroyed.
Unsung heroes of the East Gippsland fires
A town larrikin saves his neighbours’ homes, a doctor gives an elderly couple a place to stay and a savvy local saves properties with a strategic backburn. These are the incredible tales of survival and selflessness from the fires.
Firey saved others while his own farm burned
Before rushing to defend his own home from a massive bushfire that razed his property, 25-year CFA volunteer George Kucka was busy leading a strike team to save the houses of strangers. And he nearly lost everything.
‘Gut-wrenchingly scary’: Fires unite Aussies like WWII
Historians say the bushfire crisis has redefined what it means to be Australian, changing our identity in a way we will all never forget.
Hero firefighters save church in Cudwega ‘miracle’
Fire tore through Cudgewa, destroying the main street and many houses. But Father Mitch Porter was stunned when he returned to find the 100-year-old church still standing — and now he wants to thank the heroes who saved it.
How hero CFA crews survived fire twister
As a “fire twister” tore through a town Victoria’s northeast, CFA volunteers trying to save houses desperately ran for cover. The twister was so powerful, it lifted their 13.5 tonne truck onto two wheels.
Bushfires prove Aussie spirit more alive than ever: ONJ
As much of the country continues its bushfire recovery, Australians have again shown their commitment to the cause — and one another, writes Olivia Newton-John.
Bushfire towns need our help now — and for many years to come
When the Black Saturday fires hit Kinglake, I naively thought we’d be back on our feet in a few years, writes Anne Leadbeater. For all bushfire towns, it is a very long road to recovery.
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