Tasmania's bushfire danger arrived suddenly. Here's how to prepare
Tasmania's bushfire season has suddenly arrived, with two catastrophes within days of each other. Here is how to prepare if one comes your way.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-10/tasmania-bushfire-preparation-explainer-what-to-do/106125742
Fallen CFS firefighter remembered as 'man of great courage'
Peter Curtis, who died at a bushfire ground on SA's Eyre Peninsula last month, has been remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather, and a firefighter who "led from the front" and was a "bloody good bloke to have around".
Stieglitz residents stay to defend homes from bushfire
By Madeleine Rojahn and Meg Whitfield
As a bushfire rages on Tasmania's east coast, bayside resident Paul Worsteling shelters in his car, charging his phone while saltwater rains down on the roof.
Bushfire destroys homes and buildings, conditions set to worsen
By Hamish Cole
An unknown number of unoccupied homes and buildings have been destroyed in a bushfire burning in NSW's Capertee Valley near Lithgow. A high fire danger warning remains in place with conditions expected to get worse.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-10/capertee-bushfire-homes-destroyed/106123214
Houses destroyed as bushfire near St Helens upgraded to emergency level
By Bec Pridham
At least two properties have been destroyed in an emergency-level bushfire burning near St Helens, on Tasmania's upper east coast.
Planned power outage impacted ability to defend homes from bushfires
By Emma Siossian and Lauren Bohane
A planned power outage went ahead in the Bulahdelah area in northern NSW on Friday despite an active bushfire in the region, which later destroyed four homes.
New bushfire threat for Tasmanian town, as people told 'leave immediately'
On the same day that residents in one Tasmanian community are returning to find if their homes are still standing after a bushfire last week, residents in one area are told to 'leave immediately' due to a new threat.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-09/bushfires-burning-in-tasmania-north-east/106120560
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12... #Tasmania doing it tough lately #Bushfires #News #Aus
New bushfire threat for Tasman...
Family in 'profound shock' after death of firefighter
NPWS firefighter John Lohan died after being crushed by a tree during bushfire prevention work on the NSW Mid North Coast.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-09/npws-firefighter-john-lohans-family-pays-tribute/106121084
Australia’s #bushfires were held at bay by five wet years — but experts warn the country is ‘ready to burn’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/09/australia-nsw-tasmania-bushfires-warning-experts?CMP=share_btn_url
Residents wait for only access road to bushfire-ravaged town to reopen
By Emily Smith
The one road into a bushfire-affected Tasmanian town will reopen at 1:30pm today, allowing many residents their first chance to assess their properties after a devastating blaze.
NSW fires: arson squad investigating whether bushfire that destroyed 16 homes was deliberately lit https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/09/nsw-fires-bushfire-arson-squad-investigating-koolewong-fire #NewSouthWales #Australianews #Climatecrisis #Bushfires
Farmer returns after bushfire to find secured sheep chased and injured
By Emma Siossian
Farmers and businesses on the Mid North Coast are reeling after a fire tore through the region, destroying homes and forcing families to evacuate.
Australia’s bushfires were held at bay by five wet years — but experts warn the country is ‘ready to burn’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/09/australia-nsw-tasmania-bushfires-warning-experts #Australiaweather #Australianews #Environment #Bushfires
Dolphin Sands resident 'frustrated' by bushfire communication
By Emily Smith
More questions have been raised about the official warnings ahead of a bushfire that destroyed 19 homes in a tiny Tasmanian seaside community where there is one road in and out.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-08/tasmania-dolphin-sands-bushfire-community-dismayed/106113646
Australia has new laws to protect nature. Do they signal an end to native forest logging?
"There is a straightforward way to avoid the ecological, administrative, and financial problems created by native forest logging – stop it altogether. The evidence shows ending native forest logging would deliver significant benefits for biodiversity, forest ecosystems, and reduce fire risks."
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https://theconversation.com/australia-has-new-laws-to-protect-nature-do-they-signal-an-end-to-native-forest-logging-271203
#NativeForests #LoggingImpacts #BAU #EPBCact #Biodiversity #conservation #governance #PoliticsOfUnsustainability #harm #thinning #LoggingIndustry #bushfires #risks
Falling tree kills firefighter in northern NSW
By Bruce MacKenzie
A National Parks and Wildlife Service firefighter dies after being crushed by a tree during bushfire prevention work north of Newcastle.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-08/npws-firefighter-killed-by-falling-tree/106113538
Sarra and Craig were bushfire prepared, but their home is now ash
By Shannon Corvo, Victoria Pengilley, and Sarah Forster
Residents on the NSW coast are coming to terms with property loss after bushfires swept through the region on Saturday.
#Bushfires #ExtremeWeatherEvents #CommunityOrganisations #CommunityandSociety #EmergencyServices #ShannonCorvo #VictoriaPengilley # #SarahForster
ABC #news reporting (both on TV and their app) on #bushfires in #newsouthwales and #tasmania , including property damage and at least one death, without using the term #climatechange .
No reference to the urgency of the energy transition. No mention made of the uninsurable properties due to climate risks.
This is #misinformation
