Bushfire

Australia started to recover from devastating summer bushfires only a month ago, leaving behind a landscape that led The New York Times to proclaim “The End of Australia as We Know It.” Many spent the hot summer indoors, unable to go outside due to the hazardous smoke that filled central…

Ricky Vigil M/GC Images The Pussycat Dolls Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts, Nicole Scherzinger, Jessica Sutta and Kimberly Wyatt seen at BBC Studios performing for The One Show on Feb. 26, 2020 in London. The So Pop 2020 festival tour has been scrapped, due to the strict policies put in place…

Australian farmers are all too familiar with dry and erratic weather conditions affecting day-to-day business. Reports over the last 20 years demonstrate that these conditions will only worsen — with an increased climate estimated to have​ ​reduced yearly profits​ by 22%.The current bushfire season has had a disastrous impact on…

(Bloomberg) -- For Australians, getting called “un-Australian” is one of the most grating insults around.So when Prime Minister Scott Morrison used the term to shame hoarders on Wednesday while seeking to calm panic over a surge in coronavirus cases, it got the public’s attention. He insisted the chaotic scenes in…

“Planned fuel reduction burns.” That’s the official name the Forest Fire Management (FFM) agency in Australia uses to reference the low-intensity, planned, intentional fires they set in order to reduce the hazard or “fuel loading” in a landscape. If there’s less organic matter to burn, the thinking goes, a bushfire…

'We must continue to band together': Quarantined Guy Sebastian reminds people not to forget bushfire ravaged communities - as Fire Fight Australia live concert raises $9.5million and hits number one on iTunes chartBy Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:17 BST, 17 March 2020 | Updated: 15:14 BST, 17…

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Travis Shinn Pixies Pixies have postponed the final leg of their Australian tour, citing the “current public health concerns”. The alternative rock legends had five dates left on their Come On Pilgrim… It’s Surfer Rosa tour, including a date Thursday night (March 12) at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall, and shows…

Thousands of people across the globe have been diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19). As the outbreak continues, organizers of large public gatherings (such as music festivals and concerts) are being forced to assess whether or not to hold their scheduled events as planned. Among the first big events to be canceled…

The National Bushfire Recovery Agency can not guarantee the funds set aside by the government to aid in the bushfire restoration will not also be used for the coronavirus response.As Labor raises questions about the access to grants and loans for those impacted by the summer bushfires, and the government…