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Fires, then floods: How much can a koala bear?
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Fires, then floods: How much can a koala bear?

A week ago, koalas at an Australian wildlife park were in the path of raging bushfires. On Friday, they were…
Five thousand feral camels culled in drought-hit Australia
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Five thousand feral camels culled in drought-hit Australia

Helicopter-borne marksmen killed more than 5,000 camels in a five-day cull of feral herds that were threatening indigenous communities in…
Australia turns from defense to offense in wildfire battle
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Australia turns from defense to offense in wildfire battle

BODALLA, Australia (AP) — Crews battling Australia’s wildfires said Sunday that they have been able to turn from defense to…
Australians leave homes as heat, winds escalate fire danger
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Australians leave homes as heat, winds escalate fire danger

EDEN, Australia (AP) — Thousands of people fled their homes and helicopters dropped supplies to towns at risk of nearby…
World’s largest volunteer force fights Australia’s wildfires
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World’s largest volunteer force fights Australia’s wildfires

TOMERONG, Australia (AP) — The wildfire was behaving erratically last week, and Doug Schutz and his team needed to make…
Fire-hit Australian farmers vow to rise from the ashes
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Fire-hit Australian farmers vow to rise from the ashes

Steve Bellchambers is digging pits to bury the carcasses of livestock killed by bushfires which swept through his farm in…
Australians urged to ‘leave early’ in face of new bushfire threat
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Australians urged to ‘leave early’ in face of new bushfire threat

Australian officials issued fresh evacuation warnings Wednesday ahead of a forecast spike in the intensity of out-of-control bushfires that have…
Smoke from Australia bushfires reaches Brazil
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Smoke from Australia bushfires reaches Brazil

Smoke from bushfires raging across Australia reached Brazil on Tuesday, an arm of the National Institute for Space Research said…
Burned tigers, rescued kangaroos: Australia bushfire disinformation
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Burned tigers, rescued kangaroos: Australia bushfire disinformation

Tiger burns in Australia’s bushfires? It’s a 2012 photo from Indonesia. Young girl rescues koala? Actually an artist’s impression. Social…
Fire-hit Australia gets $1.4bn recovery fund as troops deployed
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Fire-hit Australia gets $1.4bn recovery fund as troops deployed

Reserve troops fanned out across fire-ravaged regions in three Australian states on Monday after a horror weekend, as the government…
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