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Australia

Toilet paper scarce as Australia stockpiles during COVID-19 outbreak

An Australian newspaper offered eight blank pages in its daily issue to use if readers are "out of loo roll" after supermarkets run out of stock due to the coronavirus outbreak.

05/03/2020

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Thousands turn up for Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade

Thousands of people in sparkling outfits gathered in the centre of Sydney for Australia's 42nd annual LGBT Mardi Gras parade.

29/02/2020

Australia

'Win for nature': Plans to drill in Great Australian Bight abandoned

Green groups are celebrating oil company Equinor's decision to abandon its drilling plans in the biodiverse Great Australian Bight

25/02/2020

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Heavy rains to continue to lash eastern Australia

Sydney has been hit by its heaviest rain in 30 years, bringing widespread flooding.

10/02/2020

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Wildfires threaten villages near the Australian capital Canberra

There was an immediate threat to life and property from the wildfires, officials say.

01/02/2020

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Australian firefighters run to avoid bushfire

A harrowing video released by firefighters in New South Wales shows how dangerously fast a bushfire can spread.

29/01/2020

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Watch: Indigenous Australians hold 'Invasion Day' rally in Melbourne

This year, non-indigenous Australians were asked to give reparations in the form of a donation to the #PayTheRent campaign.

26/01/2020

Australia

'Heartbreaking': 3 killed in Australia firefighting plane crash

A C-130 Hercules tanker aircraft crashed while fighthing bushfires in New South Wales, Australia, killed all three crew on board, state fire chiefs said early on Thursday.

23/01/2020

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You can help reforest Australia by switching search engines

Ecosia will be donating all profits on the 23rd of January to help plant trees in the area devastated by wildfires.

22/01/2020

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Australian outback town blanketed in dust storm

The Australian outback town of Broken Hill was blanketed in dust as storms swept over parts of the New South Wales state on Wednesday.

22/01/2020

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Powerful hail storm and major dust storms in Australia

Bad weather brought chaos to parts of Australia, in the form of giant hailstones that pounded the capital Canberra. Wind gusts of 107 kilometers an hour were recorded in Dubbo as the dust storm descended over the town.

21/01/2020

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Powerful hail storm brings Australian capital, Canberra, to a halt

Bad weather brought chaos to parts of Australia, in the form of giant hailstones that pounded the capital Canberra. The storm brought down trees, caused flash flooding and inflicted minor injuries on residents.

20/01/2020

Australia

Air pollution from wildfires threaten Australian Open tennis matches

Matches at the Australian Open may be suspended if air pollution from the recent wildfires poses a risk to the players' health.

18/01/2020

Australia

Australia wild fire smoke goes around the world in 10 days

A hypnotic animation produced by Copernicus' European Atmospheric Monitoring Service shows how Australian fires have generated so much smoke that it has gone around the world, back to Australia

17/01/2020

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Rain relieves wildfire-ravaged Australia

The fires have been unprecedented.

16/01/2020

Australia

Australia kills 5,000 camels over environmental concerns

The number of wild camels in Australia is reported to be more than 1.2 million.

15/01/2020

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Orange sky keeps firefighters on alert in southern Australia

After a long night of worry, but also of camaraderie, Burragate's tired volunteer firefighters returned to bed early on Saturday.

12/01/2020

Australia

Sydney Opera House lit up in tribute to Australia firefighters

Sydney's iconic opera house was illuminated in tribute to those battling wildfires as the blazes claimed the life of a professional firefighter

12/01/2020

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Australia bushfires: Sydney Opera House illuminated for firefighters

The sails of the Sydney Opera House were illuminated with messages and photographs to show support for firefighters and wildfire-affected communities.

12/01/2020

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Australian army vets treat koalas who have suffered burns in wildfires

Wildfires ravaging Australia have taken a grisly toll on the country's wildlife with hundreds of millions of wild animals believed to have been killed in the blazes, along with thousands of livestock.

08/01/2020

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Owner distraught as fire burns kangaroo sanctuary

Wildfires ravaging Australia have taken a grisly toll on the country's wildlife with hundreds of millions of wild animals believed to have been killed in the blazes, along with thousands of livestock.

07/01/2020

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'A decent guy': Funeral of firefighter killed in Australian fires

A funeral service was held on Tuesday in Sydney for a volunteer firefighter who died battling blazes in Australia.

07/01/2020

Australia

Australia bushfires: What countries have offered international aid?

Volunteer firefighters have been on the frontlines as roughly five million hectares of land have burned in Australia. Which countries have offered to help?

06/01/2020

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Australia bushfires: heavy smoke slows down rescue teams

Catastrophic bushfires have turned swathes of land into smouldering, blackened landscapes and destroyed an area about the size of the island of Ireland, according to official figures, with authorities warning the disaster still has weeks or months to run.

06/01/2020

Australia

The Australian wildfires tragedy in pictures

Heartbreaking images of the devastation caused by wildfires in Australia

06/01/2020

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Haunting images of charred animals show horror of Australia fires

Grisly images from New South Wales show the remains of animals at the roadside in Batlow where a man also died defending his property from the out of control bushfires.

05/01/2020