Adam Lambert, Queen & More to Perform at Fire Fight Australia Benefit Concert

By Anthony D'Alessandro

The concert in Victoria was hit by torrential rain and hail

LONDON (Reuters) - Australian actress Margot Robbie hinted that her new female-led action film "Birds of Prey" could be the first in a series of movies as she reprised the role of comic antihero Harley Quinn in what she has called a passion project.

Some of Australia's biggest stars made their way to the Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles, California on Saturday night (Jan. 25) for the 17th annual G'Day USA dinner.

An important new addition to summer's UK dates

Michael Buble and 5 Seconds of Summer are the latest big names added to the bill for next month’s Fire Fight Australia concert in Sydney, an all-star fundraiser for bushfire relief. 

Two petitions calling for ‘Drag Queen Story Time’ to be banned have been lodged on the Brisbane City Council website, while a third supporting its continuations has also been lodged.

How frightening. Greg Page, the original lead singer for the Australian children’s band The Wiggles, collapsed at the conclusion of a Jan. 17 sold-out reunion concert in Sydney, which was put in place to help raise money for Australian bushfire relief. Greg is one of the founding members of the popular children’s group, and they have sold over 30 million albums, toured throughout the world together, and entertained children with their fun and educational song and dance routines.

The wildfires in the Australian bush are more than a disaster. It's a horror unlike anything the country has seen, and the Aussie music community in Los Angeles is doing something about it.

Queen and Adam Lambert, Alice Cooper, k.d. lang, Olivia Newton-John and John Farnham will fire-up Sydney’s ANZ Stadium next month for a massive bushfire relief concert. 

Other names on the bill include k.d. lang, Olivia Newton-John and Daryl Braithwaite

Merzbow has released a new live recording, StereoAkuma, with all proceeds from the release going to WIRES, the largest wildlife rescue organization in Australia. The recent bushfires in the country have devastated its natural fauna, with one ecologist from the University of Sydney predicting that over 1 billion animals have been killed. Experimental Australian label Room40, which is releasing StereoAkuma, has pledged to match all money raised.

Queen guitarist Brian May is considering an offer to perform at a Live Aid-style benefit concert for the victims of the Australian bushfires.

The world is doing its bit to help Australia fight the horrific bush fires. The devastating fire has been deemed as the worst bushfire season which has been fuelled by the record-breaking temperatures and months of severe drought.

Luxury group Kering — which includes fashion housesGucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen and Brioni — is stepping up to help fight the Australian fires by donating $1 million Australian dollars toward relief.The natural disaster isestimatedto have killed at least 25 people and half a billion animals as the flames burn more than 18 million acres.

The original members of Australian children's act The Wiggles are staging a one-off reunion to raise funds for bushfire relief.