The drugs, used in the treatment of HIV and arthritis, will be trialled by the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity at the University of Melbourne on Monday. But the NSW Rural Fire Service says it expects most of the flames to spread south east. Multiple locations were targeted in the vandalism attack in Yarra Glen, north-east of Melbourne, including a coloured glass mural in memory of the 173 lives killed in the Black Saturday bushfires. Russel Crowe's farm on the NSW north coast was ravaged by bushfires last year. © 2020 BBC. A koala joey has been named after New South Wales Rural Fire Service commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons who took the lead in fighting devastating bushfires in Australia over summer. Jacqui Lambie chokes back tears as she slams 'un-Australian' Black Lives Matter protesters - as Scott Morrison warns there could be coronavirus outbreaks in seven days, From the price of groceries and homes to jobs and wages: As Australia plunges into recession - here's what it means for YOU, Insta-famous Sugar Pine Walk in the Australian Alps will be CUT DOWN due to bushfire damage, Fewer walls, no McMansions and neighbours SHARING the same kitchen: Inside Australia's homes of the future, REVEALED: Horror summer of bushfires killed four times as many people as coronavirus in Australia, Awkward moment Scott Morrison is roasted over THAT Hawaii trip - as he reveals the surprising way he has kept calm during the coronavirus crisis, Animals on Kangaroo Island can gather their own food for the first time in FOUR MONTHS - after one-third of the wilderness hot spot was destroyed by bushfires, Academics push for climate change to be included as an official cause of DEATH for bushfire victims, Aussie researchers trying to track feral animals in a national park accidentally capture region springing back to life after devastating bushfires, Driver who killed a firefighter who was on his way to tackle deadly bushfires weeps in court as he pleads guilty to dangerous driving, 'Coronavirus conman' is accused of assuming the identities of 11 other Australians to claim $70,000 in Jobseeker and other Centrelink payments - and could face 10 years in jail, Award-winning firefighter who saved lives during the devastating Black Saturday bushfires is jailed after being caught with child porn, Massive $310million emergency relief package is announced for drought-affected Aussie farmers and communities, More than 4,000 brumbies will be killed or rehomed - while goats, deer and pigs will be taken out by gunmen in helicopters, The fate of $53million raised by comedian Celeste Barber on Facebook for bushfire victims could FINALLY soon be resolved - four months after the money was collected. When there are fires which threaten where you live, the NSW RFS may issue an alert or warning. The figure, revealed by conservation group WWF-Australia, is nearly three times the estimate made by Australian mammal expert Professor Chris Dickman in January. After the bushfires ravaged Australia and now people have been told to stay indoors due to the coronavirus, staff were told on Wednesday that 12 Aussie Disposal stores will be permanently closed. Sorry, your browser cannot display this map. More than 1880 hectares will be transformed to protectt the koala population in the Campbelltown and Wollondilly region in Sydney's south-west. The range - available in select stores only - includes pink reindeer, fibre optic trees and giant Nutcracker soldiers. Incredible photos taken just eight months apart show how a drought-stricken farm in central NSW has been transformed into an unrecognisable sea of green. Canberra has seen some of the worst smoke pollution, with air quality rated the third worst of all major global cities on 3 January, according to Swiss-based group AirVisual. Katy Perry is performing at the FIGHT ON bushfire recovery concert in regional Victoria, Australia on Wednesday night. If there is a serious risk of fire reaching homes or properties, authorities urge people to leave in good time as fire can travel fast - faster than most people can run. Australian Bushfires All the latest news for fire affected areas around Australia. The latest bushfire alerts from PerthNow, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services and the Department of Parks and Wildlife.

The 34-year-old man from western Sydney, NSW allegedly used the assumed identities and created 53 fake identities since January to make fraudulent claims. Kim Perry saved Rocky's life when she found him in the pouch of his dead mother on the side of a road in the New South Wales Hunter Region five years ago. How will we tackle the pandemic of loneliness after Covid? The island is renowned for its unique mix of animal species - and there are fears it may never recover. Mr Morrison was on Studio 10 on Wednesday morning where he was asked if he was frustrated with states enforcing their own coronavirus restrictions while he tried to restart the economy.
Sooty the alpine dingo (pictured) was just six to eight weeks old when his mother was killed, leaving him to fend for himself in the wild before a Victorian farmer discovered him in Jamieson in June. A La Niña occurs when stronger equatorial winds, blowing east to west, cool the Pacific Ocean in the tropical north of Australia. Matthew Lewis Small was set to be sentenced in Sydney however it was delayed after NSW Police charged him with more counts of dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chair Rod Sims has cleared supermarkets of price gouging during the coronavirus pandemic despite the claims of many shoppers. Amid the chaos of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter protests, TikTok, Kobe Bryant and video game Animal Crossing have been listed among the top 20 Most Searched Topics on Google in Australia. Experts have expressed concerns over the survival of endangered species on the island which include the dunnart - a mouse-like marsupial - and the black glossy cockatoo. As a result, there has been higher-than-average rainfall and floods in eastern Africa and droughts in south-east Asia and Australia.

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