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Celebrities Who Have Spoken Out About The Australian Bushfires

From Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's donation to Celeste Barber's mammoth campaigning effort - by Grace Back
  • 06 Jan 2020

This week, Australians rallied together to gather donations and aid for the communities affected by the ongoing and devastating bushfires. Social media was alight with ways to help, from places to donate money to places to drop-off resources. The Australian publics pleas were heard far and wide, with international stars throwing in support, including the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban and Selena Gomez.

Below, a roundup of celebrities who have openly donated and raised awareness of the Australian bushfires. 

Watch Below: Woman Rescues Scorched Koala From The Raging Bushfire

Celeste Barber

The Australian comedian spearheaded a fundraising campaign after her mother-in-law's home was blanketed in smoke and haze. Barber launched the fundraiser on Facebook on Friday, asking her 6.3 million Instagram followers, 1.7 Million Facebook followers, and 63,000 Twitter follower for donations to firefighters. It has since raised over $30 million for the bushfires. 

Celeste barber on Twitter

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban

On Sunday morning, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban contributed $500,000 to various Rural Fire Services, and encouraged others to do so. Their Australian home is under threat of the fires. 

Keith Urban on Twitter

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

The royal couple asked for followers to consider donating, and spreading awareness to the ongoing crisis. 

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Our thoughts and prayers are with those across Australia who are continuing to face the devastating fires that have been raging for months. From areas we are personally connected to such as the communities and people we visited in New South Wales in 2018, to the fires in California and parts of Africa, we are struck by the increasingly overlapping presence of these environmental disasters, including of course the destruction of the Amazon which continues. This global environmental crisis has now been described as Ecocide. It's easy to feel helpless, but there's always a way to help. To find out how you can lend your support, please see the links below to help as we have. https://fundraise.redcross.org.au/drr (@redcrossau) https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/about-us/fundraising (@nswrfs) https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/about/supporting-cfa#donate-cfa Photo © @nswrfs / @dale_appleton / Jay Elai

P!nk 

The American singer wrote, "I am totally devastated watching what is happening in Australia right now with the horrific bushfires. I am pledging a donation of $500,000 directly to the local fire services that are battling so hard on the frontlines. My heart goes out to our friends and family in Oz". 

P!nk on Twitter

Selena Gomez

The actress donated and also urged her fans to get behind the cause too. 

Selena Gomez on Twitter

Delta Goodrem 

Delta Goodrem shared a musical tribute, penning an emotional song inspired by footage of firefighters battling a blaze.

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Delta Goodrem on Instagram: "Everyday we are all feeling what's happening to our beautiful country, our home. I wrote this song about an hour ago after seeing yet..."

Nick Kyrgios

The tennis star, who first = vowed to donate $200 for every ace he hits across this summer on Friday, has already hit 20 aces against Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff during a match on Friday in the ATP Cup, bringing his total to $4,000 so far.

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Prayers and thoughts to everyone involved 😓❤️ Firefighters, animals, families, don't lose faith.

Kim Kardashian

After retweeting headlines about the bushfires from Bernie Sanders, the reality star and businesswoman shared a simple message.

Kim Kardashian West on Twitter

Bindi Irwin

The Wildlife Warrior has opened up the Australia Zoo hospital to help wildlife affected by the fires. She wrote, “With so many devastating fires within Australia, my heart breaks for the people and wildlife who have lost so much. I wanted to let you know that we are SAFE. There are no fires near us @AustraliaZoo or our conservation properties. Our Wildlife Hospital is busier than ever though, having officially treated over 90,000 patients. My parents dedicated our Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital to my beautiful grandmother. We will continue to honour her by being Wildlife Warriors and saving as many lives as we can.”

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"With so many devastating fires within Australia, my heart breaks for the people and wildlife who have lost so much. I wanted to let you know that we are SAFE. There are no fires near us @AustraliaZoo or our conservation properties. Our Wildlife Hospital is busier than ever though, having officially treated over 90,000 patients. My parents dedicated our Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital to my beautiful grandmother. We will continue to honour her by being Wildlife Warriors and saving as many lives as we can. 💙🙏🏼" - @bindisueirwin

Ash Barty

World No. 1 Barty has pledged to donate her entire prize money from the Brisbane International to the Red Cross Fire Appeal. 

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Nick Kroll and Joel Edgerton

Nick Kroll teamed with Australian actor and filmmaker Joel Edgerton to raise money for the New South Wales Rural Fire Service to "combat the terrible fires ravaging Australia."

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@joeledgerton and I are raising money for the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (@nswrfs) to combat the #australianfires. Link in Bio. Pass along!!! #fightfirewithafiver

The Hemsworth's

"Hi everyone. Like you, I want to support the fight against the bushfires here in Australia. My family and I are contributing a million dollars. Hopefully you guys can chip in too. Every penny counts so whatever you can muster up is greatly appreciated. In my bio I’ve added links to support the fire fighters, organisations and charities who are working flat out to provide support and relief during this devastating and challenging time. Beyond appreciative to everyone around the world for their well wishes and donations. It really does make a difference, so dig deep! Love ya."

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Hi everyone. Like you, I want to support the fight against the bushfires here in Australia. My family and I are contributing a million dollars. Hopefully you guys can chip in too. Every penny counts so whatever you can muster up is greatly appreciated. In my bio I've added links to support the fire fighters, organisations and charities who are working flat out to provide support and relief during this devastating and challenging time. Beyond appreciative to everyone around the world for their well wishes and donations. It really does make a difference, so dig deep! Love ya.

Serena Williams

The tennis champion won her first tennis title after becoming a mother three years ago at the ASB Classic on January 12. In a touching gesture, Williams donated the $62,300 cheque to the Australian bushfire relief.

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Instagram post by Serena Williams * Jan 12, 2020 at 2:59pm UTC

In a further gesture of support, the 38-year-old will join Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in a charity match on January 15 to help raise funds for the cause.  

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Grace Back is a journalist and was formerly the Digital Culture Editor across ELLE and marie claire Australia. When not stuck in a seemingly endless Instagram scroll, you'll find Grace with her head in a good book.

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