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Fears grow about Sydney after Australia fires merge into giant blaze

Colin Packham and Byron Kaye, Reuters
Posted at Dec 06 06:16 PM

SYDNEY - Bushfires fanned by winds combined into a single giant blaze north of Sydney late on Friday, blanketing Australia's biggest city in hazardous smoke, causing weekend sports games to be cancelled and prompting calls for outdoor workers to stay home.   Read more »

Online fundraiser for bushfire-hit koalas tops Aus$1 million

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 23 03:57 AM

SYDNEY, Australia—An online fundraiser for koalas injured in devastating bushfires topped Aus$1 million ($680,000) on Thursday, making it Australia's biggest campaign on the GoFundMe platform this year. Read more »

No Pinoys hurt in Australia bushfires: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 02:36 PM

All Filipinos in Australia's east coast are safe from raging bushfires as of Wednesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.   Read more »

Australian bushfires wipe out half of koala colony, threaten more

Reuters
Posted at Nov 12 02:55 PM

Bushfires have wiped out about half the koalas living on a coastal reserve in New South Wales, experts estimated on Friday, as a record number of intense fires rage around the Australian state. Read more »

Australia's east coast declares state of emergency amid 'catastrophic' fire threat

Colin Packham, Reuters
Posted at Nov 11 07:54 AM

Fires in northern New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland over the weekend killed three people and destroyed more than 150 homes.   Read more »

2 dead, at least 100 homes lost in Australia bushfires

Andrew Beatty, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 10 09:07 AM

At least two people have died and 100 homes have been destroyed as an unprecedented number of bushfires tore through eastern Australia Saturday. Read more »

Australian firefighters battle widespread blazes, brace for worse conditions

Will Ziebell, Reuters
Posted at Nov 10 08:37 AM

Australian firefighters will spend Sunday trying to contain bushfires as authorities warn that widespread fire danger on Tuesday will stretch their ability to protect people.   Read more »

2 dead, at least 100 homes lost in Australia bushfires

Andrew Beatty, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 10:30 AM

SYDNEY, Australia – At least two people have died and 100 homes have been destroyed as an unprecedented number of bushfires tore through eastern Australia Saturday. Read more »

Australian state ends Chinese education program over foreign interference fears

Reuters
Posted at Aug 23 08:24 AM

SYDNEY - Australia's most populous state said it will ax a Chinese-funded education program that teaches Mandarin in schools amid fears over potential foreign influence. Read more »

Sydney's water supply falling at fastest rate on record due to drought

Mell Chun, Reuters
Posted at Aug 16 03:11 PM

Australia's biggest city Sydney is running down its water supply at the fastest rate on record with dams expected to fall below half maximum capacity due to the worst drought on record, the government said on Friday. Read more »

Sydney swimmer attacked by shark

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 02 10:20 AM

SYDNEY - A swimmer was injured at one of Sydney's popular beaches Tuesday, in what Australian police described as a suspected shark attack. Read more »