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Australia Day fireworks cancelled in Canberra and Queanbeyan amid ongoing bushfire crisis Bushfire

Australia Day fireworks cancelled in Canberra and Queanbeyan amid ongoing bushfire crisis

news, latest-news, Australia Day fireworks have been cancelled in Canberra and Queanbeyan due to the ongoing bushfire crisis in the region. The ACT government will host a morning concert in Commonwealth Park instead of the annual fireworks show along the lake at night. The event will feature Australian indie-pop artists…
bubmag
January 10, 2020
False arson claims spread on social media amid Australian bushfire crisis Bushfire

False arson claims spread on social media amid Australian bushfire crisis

Suspicious Twitter accounts have been proactively pushing a false narrative about the role of arson in the Australian bushfire crisis, social media analysts have warned, including a number of high-profile US figures.On Wednesday morning, the hashtag #ArsonEmergency was the second most trending topic nationally on Twitter, coming in behind #AustralianBushfireDisaster,…
bubmag
January 8, 2020