Leonard Cohen donates to fire victims

Leonard Cohen and his tour party have made a donation of AU $200,000 (£90,430) to victims of the bushfires raging in Australia.

The Canadian singer-songwriter has been touring the country, which has been afflicted by deadly fires during its ongoing heatwave.

Michael Gudinski, managing director of the Frontier Touring Company, said: "Leonard has loved his time in Australia on this tour and is shocked and deeply saddened by the news of the fires."

He added that Cohen, support act Paul Kelly and the touring parties and firms involved wished to extend their "heartfelt sympathies" to those affected by the tragedy.

Earlier this week, Australian Dannii Minogue praised firefighters working to battle the flames near her home city of Melbourne.