Bushfires
Australia must prepare for 'catastrophic' natural disasters amid rising threat from climate change
The royal commission into natural disasters calls for stronger peak agencies, better warning systems and faster military deployments.
- by David Crowe
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Bushfire royal commission
Bushfire survivors want more water bombers, climate change action
Victorians who lost their homes in last summer's catastrophic bushfires are calling for a massive expansion of the state's fleet of water bombers.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Opinion
Climate policy
Australians have spoken on climate, so there's no excuse to look backwards
The NSW Energy and Environment Minister calls on Australia's governments to deliver the transition to a low-carbon economy that the vast majority of citizens want, according to new research.
- by Matt Kean
NSW Rural Fire Service
Habitat or hazard? The dilemma of felled trees ahead of fire season
Arborists for Endeavour Energy identified 150,000 trees that needed to be removed across its network after last summer's bushfires.
- by Harriet Alexander
Emergency services
Mental health spending tops list of new government spending on fires
The Berejiklian government will outlay another $192.2 million over five years as part of its response to the bushfire inquiry, including increased spending on mental health and equipment for firefighters.
- by Peter Hannam
Fire
Bushfire at Manly's North Head contained after backburning, rain: RFS
Crews from National Parks and Wildlife will continue to patrol North Head on Sunday to extinguish any hotspots.
- by Georgina Mitchell
Media & marketing
'The Age' journalism recognised in Walkley award nominations
'The Age' and 'The Sydney Morning Herald' gathered 20 nominations across more than a dozen categories. 'Age' editor Gay Alcorn said it was an outstanding result.
Africa
Hundreds of volunteers battle blaze on slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest single free-standing mountain in the world and attracts thousands of visitors every year.
- by Tom Odula
Aviation
'Showstoppers': Emails reveal barriers to flying firefighters in Black Hawks
There are restrictions under federal law on the helicopters being used to fly civilian passengers.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Exclusive
Andrew Constance
'We’re bloody lucky we didn’t bury thousands of people': Constance's new climate pledge
The Member for Bega has said he will dedicate his life to ensuring last summer's "bushfire tsunami" doesn't happen again.
- by Peter Hannam
Fire
Crews battling bushfire in Royal National Park at Waterfall
It is believed the blaze started when hazard reduction burning in the Royal National Park caused a spot fire which got out of control.
- by Georgina Mitchell