The Australian Defence Force was later deployed to assist with the firefighting operation and relief. However, there has been some criticism that their involvement was delayed and should have been more proactive. Mullin's group also suggested that during bushfire-prone months, seasonal casual staff c...
Grim Warning on Bushfires; Queensland Experiences Worst Bushfire Conditions in Years as Officials Warn Residents to Be on GuardGympie Times, The Qld
"I think what we've done is perhaps underestimated the ongoing disruptions that occur after a disaster," Gibbs told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on Tuesday. "Everyone has a natural level of resilience, but it gets undermined when there's ongoing demands. "So you might cope wi...
First it was Bean, way back in March. Never really talked about Bean here on the ‘crawl. Buns were really more The BUG’s thing and they tended to live down in the basement anyway, so we didn’t interact as much as we did with the cats. But Bean was cool. She was small and f...
THICK SMOKE blanketed the Australian capital, Canberra, yesterday and a layer of ash coated the white Parliament building after forest fires raced into the city, killing four people and destroying 400 homes.Kathy Marks in Melbourne