Tag: Bushfires 2020
Buzz off honey industry, our national parks shouldn’t be milked for money
Picture: James Dorey, Author provided (No reuse)
Among the vast number of native species damaged by the recent bushfire crisis, we must not forget native pollinators. These animals,...
Disaster hits small business in many ways. We need a national strategy to help them adapt
The main street of Cobargo, NSW, Wednesday, January 1, 2020.
Sean Davey/AAP
When the central business district of Lismore was flooded in 2017, every small business...
Out of control, contained, safe? Here’s what each bushfire status actually means
We’re used to images of firefighters with hoses, but more of
the firefighting effort goes to clearing vegetation than spraying
with water. Dean Lewins/AAP
In this...
Sunday essay: this grandmother tree connects me to Country. I cried when I saw her burned
“Will it grow back Mum?” Younger family members want reassurance
at Colo Heights, among the blackened trees and loose soil.
Author provided
Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
Conservation scientists are grieving after the bushfires – but we must not give up
Glossy black cockatoo populations on Kangaroo Island have been
decimated. But a few precious survivors remain. Flickr
That a billion animals may die as a result of...
To improve firefighters’ mental health, we can’t wait for them to reach out – we need to ‘reach in’
Firefighters in Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
First responders’ experiences on the front line make them
susceptible to post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental
health...