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Seven Morning News; Seven News at 4 (Seven Afternoon News) Seven News at 5; Sunday Night; For regional news, TNT in Tasmania have their daily bulletins produced from the station's Hobart studios, while short updates for ITQ/QQQ serving remote areas and TND in Darwin, are produced from Southern Cross Austereo's studio in Launceston.
The Australian bush "The bush" is a term mostly used in the English vernacular of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, where it is largely synonymous with hinterlands or backwoods. The fauna and flora contained within the bush is typically native to the region, although exotic species may also be present.
The 2023–24 Australian bushfire season [a] was the summer season of bushfires in Australia. The spring and summer outlook for the season prediction was for increased risk of fire for regions in Queensland , New South Wales , Victoria , South Australia and the Northern Territory .
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Less than 24 hours since residents in parts of Australia's Victoria state fled bush fires, authorities warned on Wednesday of flooding as heavy rain douses flames and swells ...
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Parts of Western Australia were gripped on Saturday by an "extreme" heat-wave, raising the risk of bush fires in the vast state, the nation's weather forecaster said. The Bureau ...
At 10:00 pm, news reports stated that more than 1700 acres [dubious – discuss] of land, wild bushes and housing properties had been burned down and urged residents in suburbs such as Ashby, Banksia Grove, Carramar, Jandabup, Mariginiup, Melaleuca, Sinagra and Tapping to evacuate. Firefighters also stated that the bushfire would likely not be ...
Prior to Māori arrival, New Zealand was almost entirely forested, besides high alpine regions and those areas affected by volcanic activity. Māori began settling the country about 1000 years ago [3] and by 1840, when Europeans were a small part of the total population, the forest cover was significantly reduced from 85% down to 53%.
By 9 February, the Pigeon Valley fire was being described as the country's largest since 1955. Also, with 22 helicopters involved, it is New Zealand's largest aerial firefight on record. [6] The fire caused 3,000 people from Wakefield and hundreds from surrounding areas to evacuate their homes and destroyed one house. [7] [8]