Murray Watt says compounding weather events the ‘new reality’; girl hospitalised in K’gari dingo attack – as it happened
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Melbourne: two suspected arson attacks could be linked to crime group conflicts, investigators say
Two suspected arson attacks that destroyed a Melbourne tobacco shop destroyed by fire could be linked to ongoing violent conflict between crime groups, investigators say, AAP reports.
In Spain, improved public understanding of the dangers of heatwaves, coupled with a national heatwave plan, has helped save lives. We should consider adopting a framework for alerts and communications here that builds on Seville's heatwave naming approach.
Heatwaves have killed more people in Australia than any other natural disaster since 1900, and without sustained and ambitious policies to improve our resilience to extreme heat the challenge will get even harder.
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