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Australia residents facing water shortages
Brisbane :: Australia | 3 days ago
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Residents of Queensland, Australia, need to limit their water usage in the face of ongoing shortages in the state, officials said. Queensland Water Commission executive director Dan Spiller said while additional water supplies are being brought in as...
Tags: Australian Broadcasting Corp., Queensland Water Commission, Australia, Brisbane, Environment, South East Queensland Water Grid, Darling Downs, Drought in Australia, Wivenhoe Dam, Toowoomba Queensland, Disaster Accident, Toowoomba, City of Toowoomba
Firefighters facing 60 bush fires in New South Wales
Wellington :: New Zealand | 6 days ago
Credibility Firefighters are working to contain 60 bushfires scattered across Australia's New South Wales State amid high temperatures and forecast strengthening winds. Major fires are being controlled near Warialda and Narrabri in the northern part of the state,...
Tags: New South Wales WELLINGTON, New South Wales State, Sydney, Australian Broadcasting Corp., New Zealand, Wellington, Environment, Weather, Bushfire, New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Fire, Narrabri New South Wales, Firefighter, Greater Western Sydney, Warialda New South Wales
Aussie bush fire conditions ease slightly
Rylstone :: Australia | 13 days ago
Credibility Weather conditions have improved slightly for firefighters battling blazes in Australia's New South Wales, meteorologists said Sunday. Emergency fire warnings were eased for most parts of the state as a change in wind conditions brought some relief, the...
Tags: New South Wales, Australian Broadcasting Corp., fire services, fire crews, strong winds, cool change, firefighters battle, Rural Fire Service, emergency warning, Kandos, Australia, Rylstone, New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Bushfire, Wildfire, Firefighter, 2006-07 Australian bushfire season, Wildland fire suppression, Bushfires in Australia, Fire, Disaster Accident, Environment, Kandos New South Wales, Wildfires, Black Saturday bushfires, Weather, Steve Whan, Walgett New South Wales, Gulgong New South Wales, Ambulance, Health Medical Pharma
Heat and lightning spark bushfires
Sydney :: Australia | 16 days ago
Credibility Firefighters battled dozens of bushfires in South Australia Friday as record-breaking temperatures and lightning storms continued, officials say. Emergency crews fought scores of fires in the populous state of New South Wales, some on the outskirts of...
Tags: New South Wales, South Australia, lightning strike, NSW Rural Fire Service, lightning storms, Australian Broadcasting Corp., Victoria, Australia, Sydney, Environment, Bushfires in Australia, Fire, Disaster Accident, Bushfire, Wildfires, New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Black Saturday bushfires, Weather, Wildland fire suppression, Country Fire Service, Blue Mountains, Lightning, Storm, 2008￢ﾀﾓ09 Australian bushfire season, Eyre Peninsula, Flinders Ranges, Firefighter, Hobart, Country Fire Authority, Ember, 2006-07 Australian bushfire season
SA catastrophic fire danger set to continue
Adelaide :: Australia | 18 days ago
Credibility As South Australia faces a day of catastrophic fire danger, the weather bureau has made clear the same areas can expect to face the same declaration on Thursday. A fire which broke out at Bowmans in the lower north posed a danger for just a short time.
Tags: South Australia, fire danger, Australian Broadcasting Corp., catastrophic fire, S. Australia, Country Fire Service, Port Augusta, code red, catastrophic bushfire, weather bureau, Australia, Adelaide, National Weather Service, Storm warning, Disaster Accident, Stirling North South Australia, Wilmington North Carolina, Environment, Brumby, Black Saturday bushfires, Motion Picture Association of America film rating system, Wildfires, Bushfire, Fire, Bushfires in Australia, John Brumby, Port Pirie South Australia, Thunderstorm, Heat wave, Natural disaster, Influenza pandemic, Influenza, Heatwave, Pandemics
Hopes fade in boat disaster search
Sydney :: Australia | about 1 month ago
Credibility There are grave concerns for 11 people who are still missing after their boat sank 350 nautical miles off the Cocos Islands in Australia's search and rescue zone. One aircraft has continued searching for survivors overnight and several more will be deployed...
Tags: Australian Customs Service, Australian Broadcasting Corp., boat sank, fishing boat
Flying doctors to join boat rescue effort
Sydney :: Australia | about 1 month ago
Credibility Indian Ocean almost 1,600 nautical miles north-west of Perth. A giant LNG carrier is already at the scene and has so far saved 17 people, but it is feared there were at least 40 on board the boat...Western Australia, Stephen Langford, says time is critical....
Tags: Australian Broadcasting Corp., West Australian, Western Australia, Three Australian, asylum seekers, Cocos Islands, Indian Ocean, confirmed dead, organ donation, Mr Rudd
Leech leads police to armed robber
Sydney :: Australia | about 1 month ago
Credibility Forensic science researcher Sally Kelty said on Tuesday that the case could be the first in which investigators have used DNA extracted from a bloodsucker like a leech or a mosquito to solve a crime. "It's certainly unique and shows how the boundaries...
Firefighter dies after battling NSW blaze
Canberra :: Australia | about 1 month ago
Credibility The firefighter collapsed shortly after he and his crew extinguished a grass fire overnight. Colleauges immediately went to his aid, administering CPR before taking him to hospital. Police say his name will not be released until all family members have...
Tags: NSW Rural Fire Service, NSW Emergency, Australian Broadcasting Corp., Western Australia, New South Wales, north coast, grass fire, Queensland, containment lines
Qld hospitals have 'hidden waiting list'
Ama :: LA :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility latest report card for public hospitals found the system in Queensland does not have the capacity to cope with increasing demand or to meet recommended performance targets. The AMA has called for the Commonwealth to take over the funding responsibility...
Tags: Indonesian, Australian Broadcasting Corp., public hospitals, South Australia, Mr Rudd, sri lankan, asylum seekers, emergency departments, Kevin Rudd
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