Bushfire

Many Australians are shocked to find themselves in the queue of the unemployedFor many in Australia, the bushfire catastrophe now seems a distant memory as the coronavirus pandemic takes this country deeper into the unknown.The "miracle economy" that avoided recession during the 2007-2008 financial crisis, avoided the worst of the…

April 15 (Reuters) - The year started with protests, bushfires and a missile strike.New Year’s Day saw another huge pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong; bushfires in Australia destroyed more than 18 million hectares of forest and left at least 34 dead; while a U.S. missile killed Iran’s top general and…

In the wake of the Australian bushfires, the New South Wales government wanted to name one of the air tankers after Archie, the not-royal, very much civilian son of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. And because the former Sussexes want their son's life to be as normal as possible, the two of them…

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have turned down a request to name an Australian bushfire plane after their son Archie.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex politely refused permission when asked by the New South Wales government.They expressed gratitude for the "kind offer" but said Archie had "not yet entered public…

Hard-hit tourism and hospitality hubs Byron Bay and Cairns are among important regional centres likely to emerge slowest from the economic rubble of the coronavirus crisis, says an international team of researchers. Key points:Six Queensland communities are 'vulnerable' to lasting coronavirus economic disruptionCentres with economies diversified across mining and agriculture…

Updated April 14, 2020 06:43:24 Max Gordon-Hall lost his three-bedroom home in Batlow, NSW, when fire swept through the town in early January. Key points:Coronavirus has slowed down the bushfire clean-upPeople affected by the bushfires worry coronavirus means they will be forgottenAuthorities promise no-one will be left behind and money…

Updated April 13, 2020 21:28:13 Passed on through the generations, could Indigenous cultural burning save Australia's landscape from another catastrophic bushfire season?He's a keeper of memories. Custodian of a knowledge that has been handed down for thousands of years: the ability to see when the land is sick and know…

Austra­lian said he would person­ally drop food on doorst­eps after COVID-19 restri­ctions closed down entire indust­ries Australian said he would personally drop food on doorsteps after COVID-19 restrictions closed down entire industries. PHOTO: AFP SYDNEY: Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has apparently followed through on a promise to help people going…

BRISBANE - As Australia’s live music sector faces a cold, harsh winter, the national government casts out a lifeline. On Thursday (April 9), Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP pledged A$27 million in emergency funding for the arts, with the money targeting three…

mage: David Mariuz/AAP The world faces profound disruption. For Australians who lived through the most horrific fire season on record, there has been no time to recover. The next crisis is now upon us in the form of COVID-19. As we grapple with uncertainty and upheaval, it’s clear that our…