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Captive audience: Locked down Australians tune into zoo life

Zoos and wildlife parks are trying to keep animals occupied and people engaged as lockdown keeps visitors away.

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Australians scrap over toilet rolls amid coronavirus panic buying

Hong Kong and Singapore have also seen shelves cleared as people worry whether they will have enough for self-isolation.

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‘My culture on my face’: New Zealand’s Maori assert identity

Ta moko, the traditional tattoo symbolising a Maori’s heritage, is making a comeback after colonial suppression.

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Australians open wallets, hearts for fire-ravaged communities

Tens of millions of dollars raised for fire service, animals and communities through donations, creative fundraisers.

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‘Mateship and comradery’: Australia’s soot-covered firefighters

The firefighters battling the massive fires that ravaged Australia this year are volunteers, and more are signing up.

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‘A shape in the ash’: Bushfires destroy Australian wildlife

Rescuers race to save animals in distress amid reports that half a billion mammals, bird and reptiles have died.

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Australia burns as government resists calls for climate action

Experts say Australia is on ‘front line’ of the climate crisis and the government has to do more to tackle problem.

NSW Rural Fire Service crews fight the Gospers Mountain Fire as it impacts a structure at Bilpin, Saturday, December 21, 2019. Conditions are expected to worsen across much of NSW as temperatures tip

Christchurch mosque attacks: Inquiry findings delayed

Commission was due to submit findings this week, but wants time to consider issues such as racism and discrimination.

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Several dead, hundreds of homes burned in Australia’s ‘mega fire’

Bushfires blazing in state of New South Wales merge into what firefighters have dubbed a ‘mega fire’.

Australian mega fire [Courtesy: Josh Burkinshaw]

Blood and water: Australia’s Budj Bim gets global recognition

Budj Bim is the first site in Australia recognised specifically for its cultural significance to the Indigenous people.

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