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Nine people are confirmed to have died and at least 440 have been infected in the outbreak of a new Sars-like virus that was first reported in the central Chinese city of Wuhan less than a month ago. The World Health Organisation met on Wednesday to determine whether to declare the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, after authorities in China confirmed the death toll had risen from six overnight. Read more:  https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/22/what-is-the-threat-to-australia-from-the-wuhan-coronavirus

Australia has already dealt with extreme fires, flooding and hail this year. Now experts are warning people to watch out for deadly funnel-web spiders due to "perfect conditions" for the arachnid to thrive. Native to the moist forest regions of eastern Australia, several funnel-web species are known for their highly toxic and fast-acting venom. On Wednesday, the Australian Reptile Park -- based in Somersby, in New South Wales state -- said spider activity had increased in recent days. "Because of the recent rain and now the hot days we are now experiencing, funnel-web spiders will start to move around," park spokesman Daniel Rumsey said in a video posted on Facebook. "Funnel-web spiders are potentially one of the most dangerous spiders on the planet, in terms of a bite towards humans, and we have to treat it very seriously." Read more:  https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/22/australia/australia-funnel-web-spider-intl-hnk-scli/index.html

Firefighters remained at the scene of a massive fire near Canberra airport that prompted a call for residents to take shelter in their homes on Wednesday. About 5.30pm, residents of three Canberra suburbs were told it was too late to evacuate as the out-of-control blaze approached Beard, Oaks Estate and West Queanbeyan. The 90-hectare fire burning out-of-control near Pialligo Redwood forest and south of Canberra airport was upgraded to emergency level about 5.30pm, but has since been reduced to a watch and act alert. Read more:  https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/22/nsw-and-victoria-fires-soaring-temperatures-increase-bushfire-danger-once-again

Scott Morrison’s senior ministers discussed how best to reposition the government’s climate change policies in a cabinet meeting on Monday. After Morrison claimed that there were no members of his frontbench wanting stronger action on climate change policy, sources have told Guardian Australia that ministers discussed the issue at length in the cabinet meeting that followed in Canberra that day. Some cabinet ministers are understood to have expressed the view that there is a need for the government to step up action in a way that is both “genuine and believable” in the year ahead. Read more:  https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/22/scott-morrisons-senior-ministers-discuss-how-to-reposition-climate-policies

Are you thinking about relocating to the Gold Coast from Sydney or Melbourne to live a peaceful life with your family? If yes, I would recommend you to explore the beautiful suburbs of Gold Coast. Some of the suburbs offer great educational options, job opportunities, housing facilities and much more. Today, I am sharing you an article that helps you find the best suburbs in and around Gold Coast where you live a quality life and raise your family. Make sure you do proper research and prepare your relocation in advance so that you can start a new life at a new place without much hassles. https://www.betterremovalistsgoldcoast.com.au/best-gold-coast-suburbs-to-live-and-raise-a-family/

One of Australia’s top telescopes will receive an A$2.6 million upgrade to help extend its three-decade record of improving our understanding of the Universe. The Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), near Narrabri in NSW, has been one of the top few radio telescopes in the world since it began operations in September 1988. Conceived and run by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, ATCA ushered in a new era of astronomical discovery in this country. The construction of the telescope was nearly all Australian, triggering the development of Australian communications companies and playing a key role in the invention of fast WiFi. Read more:  https://theconversation.com/a-brain-transplant-for-one-of-australias-top-telescopes-129138

India vs Australia, third ODI in Bengaluru — Watch every ball of the three match series live on Fox Cricket! Mitchell Starc can hit a long ball. In fact, his 41 Test sixes are the third most of any Australian in the past 10 years. That is almost certainly why he got a shock promotion during the third one-day international against India. Read more:  https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australia/the-new-no5-ismitchell-starc-australias-desperate-move-backfires-immediately/news-story/9df89c08f3a08c65ce713e2119e8353c

The death toll from the unprecedented bushfires in New South Wales has climbed to 21 following the death in hospital of an elderly man burned in Cobargo on New Year’s Eve. The 84-year-old was taken from his home on Tuesday 31 December to South East Regional hospital before he was transferred to Concord hospital in Sydney where he died in the early hours of Saturday. “A report will be prepared for the coroner,” a NSW police spokeswoman said on Sunday. As Australia’s months-long bushfire crisis continued, an unpredictable mix of fire and rain hit NSW and Victoria on Sunday. Read more:  https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/19/severe-thunderstorms-to-hit-nsw-as-bushfires-continue-to-burn

An Australian lawmaker of Indian origin, Deepak-Raj Gupta, has mooted the idea of making Lucknow and Canberra "sister cities" after discovering the grave of landscape designer and architect of the Australian capital Walter Burley Griffin in Lucknow's Nishatganj cemetery. Mr Gupta, who is in Lucknow to attend the seventh conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association of India Region mooted the idea while talking to PTI after laying a wreath on Saturday on Walter Griffin's grave. The architect had visited the city in October 1935 on an invitation to design the library of the University of Lucknow. He died here in February 1937. "After discovering late Griffin's grave here, I strongly feel Lucknow and Canberra should become sister cities," said Mr Gupta, a member of the legislative assembly from Yerrabi in Australia. Read more:  https://www.ndtv.com/indians-abroad/indian-origin-australia-mla-deepak-raj-gupta-finds-canberra-architects-luckno

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While acknowledging “the selflessness, professionalism and dedication” of first responders and all organizations working on the ground, UNICEF issued a statement on Monday extending its condolences to the children and families affected by the fires that continue to devastate the country. Flagging its experience in providing crucial long-term support to children across the world through the three stages of relief, recovery and rehabilitation, UNICEF expressed it “very real desire” to assist Australia. “UNICEF has significant expertise and experience globally in responding to emergencies, including natural disasters”, the statement said. “From decades of work with millions of people around the world, we know that children are always among the most vulnerable in circumstances such as these”. In many situations, UNICEF added that climate change is making scenarios “worse and more enduring”. Read more:  https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/01/1054821

Field after field of charred trees line a dirt road leading deep into the Australian bush, west of the coastal New South Wales town of Eden. For days, access to this area has been restricted by authorities who manned roadblocks that fire chiefs warned were too dangerous to cross. Bushfires have raged across several Australian states for months, but high temperatures and strong winds have pushed the danger level to "severe" in the past week. Huge blazes have edged closer to towns, national parks and the pockets of dense bushland that people had cleared for their homes. Read more:  https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/06/australia/australia-wildfires-house-destroyed-intl/index.html

Australia's catastrophic brush fire season comes as the country continues to insist on a climate loophole that critics say would undermine the Paris Agreement's objective of keeping global warming to relatively safe levels. The fires that began in September were the result of record heat and drought that scientists say is consistent with climate change — and likely to worsen if the world misses its chance this decade to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Blazes in New South Wales and other states so far have killed 20 people and up to half a billion animals, leading to fear of extinctions. Read more:  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/as-fires-rage-australia-pushes-to-emit-more-carbon/

After ferocious conditions last week, firefighters are using milder weather to boost containment lines around fires engulfing south-eastern Australia. Temperatures are likely to soar again on Friday, prompting fears that two fires could form a new "mega blaze". At least 25 people and millions of animals have died since September. Australia is fighting an unprecedented bushfire season, fuelled by record temperatures and widespread drought. On Tuesday, New South Wales (NSW) officials said fires there had claimed 1,588 homes and damaged 653 more. About 200 homes have been destroyed in neighbouring Victoria, adding to more than 100 lost in other states. Read more:  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-51015536