Nature News Bear the “Hero Dog” wins a medal for rescuing over 100 koalas during the Black Summer bushfires by Matthew Leong Bear, the Australian Koolie, has been awarded a medal for rescuing over 100 koalas during the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires. Man’s best friend is also a friend to Australia’s native…
Nature News Over 100 native plant species wiped out during Black Summer bushfires, study finds by Hayley Noble A CSIRO-led study found that an estimated 100 plant species were completely burnt during Black Summer, in addition to another 816 that saw over half their population wiped out. A…
News Politics NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro admits to pork barrelling bushfire relief funds by Hayley Noble Appearing before a parliamentary inquiry into alleged pork barrelling, NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro has defended the Government’s scattered allocation of bushfire relief funds as an “investment.” On Monday, John…
Nature News Science The smoke from the Aussie bushfires actually cooled the earth down, scientists reveal by Jasmine Kassis Turns out that the catastrophic Aussie bushfires acted like a volcanic eruption or nuclear blast, and slightly cooled the globe. The 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires were unprecedented in every possible…
News Teens are creating fake Karen accounts on Instagram by Emily Elvish In today’s episode of the war on Karens, teens are taking to Instagram to create profiles mimicking the antics of our favourite white, upper-middle-class, wine drinking soccer mums. Originating on…
News Aussie celebs call out Scott Morrison in new video by Julia Lo Surdo A bunch of Aussie celebs have jumped in on the #DearScotty hashtag with a new video politely telling Scott Morrison to start shifting his focus onto climate change. It’s almost…
News King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard release two new live albums by James Peppercorn In support of bushfire relief, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard have shared two brand new live albums. All the proceeds from sales of the records will go straight to…
News The original Wiggles are reuniting for a one-off bushfire fundraiser show by Luke Saunders Ever felt like you needed to fill the Wiggles-shaped hole left in your heart after the group retired in 2012? Now could be your chance. Over the past weeks, we…