Three leading animal welfare organisations have called on Australian governments to increase legal protections for koalas Australia-wide, following horrific bushfires that wiped out a quarter of their habitat in NSW alone.
WWF...
Scientists at the Australian National University (ANU) will lead the development of the first Australian satellite designed to predict where bushfires are likely to start and those that will be difficult to...
A beautiful symbol of humanity and community spirit in the thick of the summer’s bushfire crisis went on display at the National Museum of Australia (NMA) last week. Many Canberrans heard of...
Australia is “ground zero” for what is a
“climate crisis”, according to Professor Mark Howden from the Australian
National University (ANU).
The Director of the ANU Climate Change Institute said “there’s been much commentary...
A January 2020 poll taken during Australia’s recent bushfire crisis reveals that the environment is a rising concern and has rocketed up to either number one or two on the list of...
Fire
Fight Australia, the spectacular 10-hour fundraising concert at the weekend,
was compelling evidence that Australians and indeed people worldwide care for
each other. The show was telecast internationally and many donations flowed in
from overseas,...
The ACT has committed to a whole-of-government strategy on bushfire smoke and air quality, however, experts suggest a national approach would be more beneficial.
On Thursday 13 February, an ACT Greens motion called...
Starlog, Summer 2019/2020 - A hazy New Year
Day 66: The smokewave has returned, again; bushfires continue to burn in southern ACT and along the NSW coast. I seem to exist in timewarp...
A number of animals were evacuated from the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve last week to escape the Orroral Valley fire which was continuing to threaten the area (as at 4 February).
In the last week of January as the Orroral Valley Fire burned out of control, posing a direct threat to residents of far south ACT, many instances of ‘disaster tourism’ were reported...
The State of Alert has been reinstated for
the entirety of the ACT, with bushfires burning in the south at Namadgi
National Park and to the south-east in Beard and Pialligo.
Chief Minister
Andrew Barr...
Local organisation Canberra Pet Rescue has branched out to help those affected by the ongoing bushfire crisis.
Usually, the Canberra Pet Rescue volunteers would dedicate their time to rescuing cats and dogs...
More than $250 million has been donated to charities for Australian bushfire relief in recent weeks, while the Federal Government has allocated $2 billion to the recovery effort.
The groundswell of
financial and emotional...
Fireworks will not be lighting up the skies for this year’s Australia Day celebrations in Canberra and Queanbeyan however there will still be an Australia Day concert on Sunday 26 January.
The ACT...
