January 16, 2020 13:41 pm
MELBOURNE, Jan 16: Australia’s peak tourism body estimated the country’s bushfire crisis has so far cost the industry almost A$1 billion ($690 million) and called for urgent help from the government to lure back visitors.
January 10, 2020 12:06 pm
SYDNEY, Jan 10: Australian authorities urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes on Friday and prepared military backup as soaring temperatures and erratic winds fanned bushfires across the east coast.
January 6, 2020 19:15 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Gyawali has expressed condolences over the heavy loss of lives and property in Australia due to the devastating bushfire.
January 5, 2020 20:30 pm
MELBOURNE, Jan 5: Smoke from raging bushfires in Australia blanketed parts of neighbouring New Zealand on Sunday, turning the sky over Auckland a bright orange.