Bushfire

SYDNEY: Bird populations in Australian rainforests have failed to rebound from the bushfires that tore through large swathes of the nation more than two years ago, according to a new study. The report, published in Global Ecology and Conservation and released on Thursday, investigated the unprecedented impact of the 2019-2020…

ANOTHER TERM? Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison attends a press conference at the Parliament House in Canberra on Sunday, April 10, 2022. Morrison on Sunday called federal elections for May 21, launching a come-from-behind battle to stay in power after three years rocked by floods, bushfires and the Covid-19 pandemic.…

Battleground Boothby scores a flood of government grants The federal government has revealed a $30m spend to help protect SA from a disaster caused by floods or bushfires. See where the money is going. There is more to this story But it’s a member-only story. Subscribe today to unlock it…

When Bob Brown's anti-Adani convoy rolled into central Queensland in 2019, the reverberations were felt all the way to Canberra. As the dust settled on Scott Morrison's unexpected win in the federal election that year, analysts pointed to the ill-fated campaign by the former Greens leader as a pivotal moment…

Key posts1 of 5 10.04pm on Mar 8, 2022 This evening’s major headlinesThanks for joining us for our live coverage today. In case you missed them, here are the major headlines from this afternoon and evening: There were 59 flood-related evacuation orders in place in NSW on Tuesday afternoon affecting…

Pastoralists in the remote Gascoyne region of Western Australia have spoken of the challenges they faced battling bushfires during heavy rain and thunderstorms. Key points:Lightning sparked a number of fires in the Gascoyne in January and FebruaryMore than 40,000 hectares of land was burnt in the area around Wahroonga, Wooramel…

Soon after sheltering in a bunker while the luxury Southern Ocean Lodge burnt to the ground above him, manager John Hird says he knew they had to rebuild. Key points:The Southern Ocean Lodge was destroyed in a bushfire in January 2020Staff hid in a bunker as the flames swept throughWork…

Bushfires triggered by a lightning strike and severe weather are causing devastation across the south of Western Australia, destroying several homes. Yesterday, lightning hit the community of Hopetoun, approximately a six-hour drive south-west of Perth. Resident Theresa Miloseski, who witnessed the lightning bolt near her home, was ordered by police…

In the wake of the devastation caused by recent bushfires in the south of Western Australia, a much-maligned green plant has risen from the ashes as an unlikely hero.  Key points:Last week's fire demonstrated the fire-resistant qualities of hemp-based building materials as hempcrete blocks survived the blazeHempcrete is also environmentally sustainable,…

At least five homes have been lost in Western Australia and more than 60,000 hectares razed during one of the most challenging bushfire periods in recent memory. About 1000 firefighters are continuing to manage four blazes which reached an emergency risk level over the weekend in southern parts of the…