The Australian bushfires might prove to be a turning point towards a more enlightened, informed plan to protect and nurture our environment
A record-breaking high summer came early to Australia in 2019. By October, the daily weather map of the country was charting ...
... say we were not warned
Suddenly, sickeningly, the consequences of climate change have hit gentle, populated South-Eastern Australia. All up and down the usually well-watered Great Dividing Range, from Western Victoria around to the Queensland tablelands ... ... spending on firefighting trucks and aircraft, he now has abruptly pledged an extra $2bln federal money to rebuild after the bushfires. Foreign partners — US, Canada, New Zealand — have sent experienced firefighting crews to help. Small Pacific neighbours ...