Opinion & Analysis
OPINION: Recalling the inferno
There’s no better motivation for leaving fossil fuels in the ground than the scars left by Black Summer, writes emergency management expert, Brenton Keen.
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History & Culture
Eye of the storm
To stay or go? Tracey Nearmy’s photo captures a couple’s dilemma during Black Summer.
Science & Environment
Did smoke from the Black Summer fires give rise to the triple La Nina?
The 2019-2020 bushfire season was devastating. Vast areas of pristine forest burned, many for the first time in memory. By some estimates, a billion native animals died up and down Australia’s east coast. Dozens of people died. Did it also give rise to the triple La Nina?
News
Kangaroo Island wildlife bouncing back two years after bushfires
Wildlife on Kangaroo Island off South Australia is starting to bounce back exactly two years after it was ravaged by the worst bushfires in its history.
Science & Environment
Don’t forget about the little guys: invertebrates of Kangaroo Island struggle to bounce back
You’ve heard about the surviving glossy black cockatoos and koalas of Kangaroo Island, but what of its smaller inhabitants?
Science & Environment
A wallaby homecoming: rare rock-wallabies rescued from bushfires return home
A critical population of rare rock-wallabies rescued from the flames of the Black Summer fires is finally returned home safely.
News
The Black Summer fires took their toll on the platypus
A new study has found that the bushfires may have caused a two per cent decline in platypus populations as the fires razed their habitat.
News
Koalas badly burned in Victorian bushfires finally return home following recovery
Fourteen koalas injured during last summer’s devastating Victorian bushfires have finally returned home.
History & Culture
‘Nice and clean’: Not all blackened landscapes are bad
Scientists implore us to rethink the notion of a blackened landscape and embrace the positive qualities of contained fires.
News
Annual backyard bird count more important than ever
The annual Aussie Backyard Bird Count will take place between 19-25 October and there’s never been a better time to get involved.