More than half of Australia’s homes were built before fire standards came in. Here are 5 ways to retrofit them
1. Upgrade external vents. Traditional external vents are designed to ventilate rooms and roofs. But they also permit embers ...
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Warning Australian military personnel ‘will be killed’ after latest act of China aggression
Information on the incident was first publicly released on Thursday, with China’s foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun shortly after blaming the Australian aircraft for “infringing on China ...
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DFES issues major bushfire warning for residents in Dunsborough, WA
An emergency bushfire warning has been issued for Dunsborough, in Western Australia's South West. Picture: ABC Large plumes of smoke could be seen in the area. Picture: ABC Evacuation centres has ...
How to protect more Australian homes from the growing risks of floods, fires and other climate disasters
Too many homes will remain vulnerable to climate-related extreme weather events unless there is better coordinated housing ...
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‘Pay cut’: Fresh warning over threat to scrap right to disconnect
Australians have been issued a fresh warning over the recently introduced ... of regulations they need to comply with”. However, the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has warned that ...
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Judge’s warning over ‘nightmare’ sperm donor who fathered 180 children
“Women and children appear to be almost a commodity to him as he sets about increasing the number of his children around the globe – China, USA, Argentina, Australia and UK to name just some ...
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DFES issues major bushfire warning for residents in Dunsborough, WA
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) issued the bushfire warning for the suburb in the City of Busselton at 4.51pm on Sunday. Residents of Dunsborough, in Western Australia's South ...