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Canadian air tanker fighting Australia bushfires crashes, killing three
MELBOURNE/SYDNEY: A Canadian-owned C-130 Hercules air tanker crashed while fighting bushfires in Australia’s alpine region today, killing all three of its crew, authorities said. All three victims were American residents, Australian authorities said, adding that they did not immediately know
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Australian bushfires fires hit coal output, conditions to worsen
SYDNEY: Mining giant BHP Group (BHP.AX) said today that poor air quality caused by smoke from Australia’s bushfires is hurting coal production, as authorities cautioned a reprieve from hazardous fire conditions could end within days. The warning from the world’s
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Australia boosts emergency funding for bushfire-affected businesses
Australia today boosted emergency grants and loans for small businesses hit by bushfires that have ravaged the country during the peak tourist season, as firefighters used cooler weather to prepare for a return of hazardous fire conditions. The fires have
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Australia town mourns volunteer firefighter fallen in bushfires
Firefighters, family and the small Australian town of Holbrook hailed fallen volunteer firefighter Samuel McPaul a hero in a solemn funeral today, as long awaited rains started to extinguish some of the deadly bushfires raging for months. McPaul, 28, was
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Australia’s bushfire-stricken east welcomes drenching rain
Intense thunderstorms with heavy rains dampened bushfires on Australia’s east coast today and brought relief to farmers battling years of drought, but the city of Melbourne braced for another wave of unhealthy air over the weekend. Australia, famous for its
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Australia’s bushfire-stricken east welcomes drenching rain
MELBOURNE: Intense thunderstorms with heavy rains dampened bushfires on Australia east coast today and brought relief to farmers in three states battling a drought which has left much of the country tinder dry. Australia, famous for its pristine beaches and
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Australian tourism industry seeks urgent help as cost of bushfires grows
Australia’s peak tourism body estimated the country’s bushfire crisis has so far cost the industry almost A$1 billion (US$690 million) and called for urgent help from the government to lure back visitors. Industry bosses were due to meet with Tourism
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Australia ‘open for business’ as cool change eases bushfire threat
Australia today urged international tourists to put aside concerns about raging bushfires after the United States downgraded a travel warning, even as thick smoke disrupted preparations for the Australian Open in Melbourne. Australia is experiencing one of its most severe
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Koalas, wallabies endangered by Aussie bushfires
MELBOURNE: The Australian government committed A$50 million (US$34.58 million) to an emergency wildlife recovery programme yesterday, calling the bushfires crisis engulfing the country “an ecological disaster” that threatens several species, including koalas and rock wallabies. Huge wildfires have razed more
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Melbourne smothered in smoke as Aussie bushfires burn despite cool change
SYDNEY: Australia’s devastating bushfire season is far from over despite cooler weather this week, Victorian state officials warned today as Melbourne was blanketed by hazardous smoke. At least 180 fires continued to burn across Victoria and New South Wales (NSW)
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