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Google Makes Navigating Australian Bushfire Season a Little Easier With New Maps Feature
In September, Google told us it was going to be using Australia as a launch location to rollout a ‘wildfire’ layer to Maps. And today, Google has tweaked the name to ‘bushfire’ and made this feature available ahead of Aussie summer, synonymous with ‘fire season’. According to Google, the new bushfire layer on Google Maps…
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Out Of Control, Contained, Safe? Here’s What Each Bushfire Status Actually Means
In this record-breaking bushfire season, notifications from emergency managers have become a familiar feature of Australian life. Terms like “out of control” and “contained” are regularly heard as descriptions of the status of fires, but what do they actually mean?
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Is It Legal To Skip Work To Avoid Bushfire Smoke?
1Australians across the eastern states have been choking their way through some of the worst air pollution on record. If you regularly commute to the city, this obviously isn’t great for your lungs. But is it legal to refuse to come into work due to health concerns? Let’s take a look.
