Prime Minister Scott Morrison has promised the government will invest at least $2 billion over for a "recovery fund" to assist with recovery after a severe bushfire season.
Actors, musicians and sports stars have announced ways they are supporting Australia's bushfire relief efforts. Australian comedian Celeste Barber's fundraising efforts on Facebook for the NSW Rural Fire Service has raised more than $30 million.
The $15 million 'Matesong' campaign designed to encourage UK travel to Australia has been put on pause as bushfires continue to burn. Tourism Australia told Business Insider Australia it had "reduced" the campaign and would review its plans for the coming months, stating its number one priority remained the emergency bushfire response.
More than 5,000 insurance claims totalling $375 million have been made in relation to the Australian bushfires, including 1,600 destroyed homes, according to the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA).
As of Monday morning there were 136 fires burning across New South Wales. We have compiled a list of organisations you can support that can help those affected.
YouTube announced Monday that it is rolling out changes to revamp its policies surrounding children's content. The changes were announced last September, after YouTube's parent company Google paid $US170 million to settle the Federal Trade Commission's allegations that its content had violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
Carlos Ghosn managed to escape Japan on a private jet due to a glaring security weakness at a major Japanese airport,The Wall Street Journal and Nikkei Asian Review reported.
Prosecutors in Los Angeles brought four new charges against Harvey Weinstein, bringing a new set of legal proceedings against the former movie producer.
LG's absurdly thin "Signature" series of TVs is getting even more absurd: the latest model is a "rollable" TV. When not being used, the skinny TV rolls down into a box that also doubles as a soundbar.
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