The NDIS Minister has denied reports more than a thousand people have died waiting for packages and insists the wait times are acceptable. According to Newscorp, more than 1200 Australians have died while waiting for a National Disability Insurance Scheme package in just three years. This includes 65 children, 35 of whom are aged six and […]

New satellite mapping shows almost a million hectares of prime agricultural land has been damaged by the bushfires. Private mapping consultants, Digital Agriculture Services, have carried out an initial study, comparing land use with the fire zones. The maps show nearly 50,000 structures are within the areas that are burnt out, burning or still in […]

A family who had their home destroyed by fires on the NSW South Coast says their 18-year-old son has set up camp and is refusing to leave. Caller Brad and his family were on their way home from holidays when they received news their 50-acre property, just out of Batlow, had been destroyed. He tells […]

Now is your chance to have a star-studded dinner with a Formula One champion, a tennis legend, and a Hollywood actor all in the name of charity! Pat Rafter and Mark Webber are joining forces with Eric Bana to raise money for bushfire relief. The highest bidder will get the chance to take 11 friends […]

Federal Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor has hit back at accusations the government is fudging its numbers on greenhouse gas emissions. The government claims emissions have fallen by 50 million tonnes on average, a claim which Labor disputes, calling it a ‘fake number’. Mr Taylor says the accusation that the Coalition is […]

The federal government has announced a further $50 million in bushfire funding. $40 million will go to charities to help them provide food vouchers and other basics to victims, while the other $10 million is reserved for financial counselling. Social Services Minister Anne Ruston tells Deborah Knight the money will allow bushfire victims to spend […]