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# australia - Thursday 6 February, 2020
Ireland's Meadow three off the lead in Australia while Maguire also in contention
The pair are in action at the Vic Open as part of the LGPA tour.
# australia - Monday 3 February, 2020
Dozens of koalas die and 80 treated for injuries and starvation after Australian habitat logged
Those responsible could face steep fines under laws designed to protect Australia’s native wildlife.
# australia - Friday 31 January, 2020
'It may become uncontrollable': State of emergency in Canberra as bushfires close in
Authorities also warned of so-called ember attacks, where winds blow glowing ash ahead of the fire front.
# australia - Wednesday 29 January, 2020
British Airways suspends all direct flights to and from mainland China as coronavirus death toll rises
The death toll from the virus has reached 132.
# australia - Monday 27 January, 2020
Woman (60) dies after taking part in cake-eating competition on Australia Day
The woman had a seizure after she “shovelled a lamington into her mouth”, broadcaster ABC reported.
Australia's Marc Leishman wins at Torrey Pines as McIlroy and Rahm denied
Rory McIlroy could have regained the world number one ranking with a Farmers Insurance Open victory.
# australia - Saturday 25 January, 2020
Coronavirus: Chinese President Xi Jinping says country facing 'grave situation'
1,287 cases of the deadly virus have been found so far in total.
# australia - Thursday 23 January, 2020
Three US firefighters killed as water-bombing plane fighting wildfires crashes in Australia
The C-130 Hercules plane went down in the Snowy Monaro region in the state of New South Wales.
# australia - Tuesday 21 January, 2020
Fourth person dies as China confirms coronavirus can be transmitted by humans
Meanwhile, a man in Australia has been tested after showing symptoms of the virus.
# australia - Monday 20 January, 2020
'Apocalyptic' dust and hail storms batter Australian capital in wake of wildfires
Emergency services were warning people there to “move cars undercover and away from trees and power lines”.
# australia - Sunday 19 January, 2020
Wildfires may permanently alter Australian landscape, scientists warn
Since September, the fires have killed 28 people and burned more than 2,600 houses.
# australia - Sunday 12 January, 2020
Australian prime minister considers public inquiry into bushfires as death toll rises
At least 27 people have now been killed in the months-long crisis.
# australia - Thursday 9 January, 2020
Australian wildfire victim will rebuild his family home after €617,000 lottery win
The Queensland man, who wishes to remain anonymous, used his wife’s “special numbers” on the ticket.
Australian wildfires: new evacuation notices issued as area the size of Ireland now scorched by blazes
Searing temperatures are expected to return to the southeast of the country tomorrow.
# australia - Tuesday 7 January, 2020
As wildfires continue to rage, hundreds of millions of Australian wild animals feared dead
Australia’s Green Party is calling for more funding for wildlife rescues and a federal inquiry into how to restore habitats.
Australia faces $700 million damage bill as wildfires continue to burn
Hot and dangerous conditions could return late this week.
# australia - Monday 6 January, 2020
Australia to pay ‘whatever it takes’ to deal with wildfires
At least 25 people have been killed and 2,000 homes destroyed by the blazes.
# australia - Sunday 5 January, 2020
Man killed in shark attack at popular diving spot in Australia
This is the second fatal shark attack in this area in less than three years.
Thousands of koalas 'key to future of species' feared dead after bushfires sweep Australian sanctuary
The fires have flared up in the southeast of the country in a months-long crisis.
# australia - Saturday 4 January, 2020
'A new low': Australian PM Morrison facing criticism for wildfire campaign video
Shadow minister for international development Pat Conroy accused Morrison of trying to “exploit a national tragedy”.
Military reservists called in to help fight Australian wildfires as death toll rises to 23
Australia is bracing itself for one of the worst days of the crisis yet today.
# australia - Friday 3 January, 2020
Australian PM Scott Morrison: 'I understand wildfire victims' anger'
Thousands have already fled at-risk coastal areas in Australia, creating traffic gridlock in places.
# australia - Thursday 2 January, 2020
Opinion: I went to Australia to figure out why so many Irish doctors are moving away
The deterioration of job quality and extreme working hours are a key driver of emigration for Irish doctors.
Australian prime minister confronted by angry residents on visit to wildfire-ravaged town
Since the fires began burning 18 people have died.
New South Wales declares state of emergency as Australia fire threat escalates
High temperatures and strong winds are expected to return this weekend, making conditions worse.
# australia - Wednesday 1 January, 2020
Australia scrambles to reach thousands stranded by bushfires as death toll rises
Blazes have killed at least 17 people and destroyed more than 1,000 homes.
# australia - Tuesday 31 December, 2019
Sydney rings in New Year with fireworks display as bushfires continue to devastate communities
This year’s celebrations were overshadowed by calls to cancel the fireworks display over ongoing bushfires.
Firefighters in Australia share footage of truck being overrun by bushfires
The death toll from more than three months of wildfires in multiple states now stands at 12.
# australia - Monday 30 December, 2019
Sydney fireworks to go ahead despite wildfire crisis
Wildfires in the past several weeks have killed nine people and razed more than 1,000 homes.
# australia - Friday 27 December, 2019
'Everyone's path is different, I wouldn't do it any other way... it makes me the person I am'
Leinster man Scott Fardy on what drew him to the province and why he enjoys life in Dublin.
# australia - Tuesday 24 December, 2019
Australian PM says volunteer firefighters from public sector will get paid leave
Nine people have been killed and more than 950 homes destroyed in the wildfires.
Sydney's smoke: Looking out my daughter’s window the city was blanketed in orange dust, writes Dr Suzanne O'Brien
Of course, here among the bricks and the concrete of inner city terraces we know we are lucky, we are safe.
# australia - Monday 23 December, 2019
Australia's PM rules out cuts to coal industry despite deadly bushfires over area the size of Belgium
Scott Morrison’s says his country’s response to climate change must be ‘responsible’.
# australia - Sunday 22 December, 2019
Australian PM under pressure over Hawaii holiday while country battled extreme bushfires
Scott Morrison visited the New South Wales Rural Fire Service today.
# australia - Saturday 21 December, 2019
'A shining light': Tributes to Irish nurse killed by falling tree branch in Melbourne
The Donegal woman has been named locally as Mary Ellen Molloy.
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'Catastrophic' conditions as bushfires intensify in Australia
A record-breaking heatwave on the east coast has fanned hundreds of fires.
# australia - Friday 20 December, 2019
Two firefighters die battling bushfires as Australian PM faces barrage of criticism for Hawaiian holiday
Scott Morrison was forced to cut short his family trip.
# australia - Thursday 19 December, 2019
Australia has its hottest day on record again - increasing it by a full degree
The average national temperature increased from 40.9 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, to 41.9 degrees yesterday.
# australia - Wednesday 18 December, 2019
Australia has its hottest day on record
On Saturday as conditions worsen, west Sydney is due to tip over 46 degrees Celsius.
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