Remote fire detection technology set to double across Tasmania after AI cameras spot hundreds of blazes
It’s a hot day in early December, and the Tasmanian winds are fierce. Firefighting teams are stretched, with…
Harcourt residents assessing damage after more than 50 structures lost in Ravenswood fire
The Ravenswood fire ignited on Friday, and of the 10 major fires burning across Victoria, it has so…
‘Catastrophic’ fire warning for Victoria as out-of-control bushfires grow
A “catastrophic” fire warning is now in place for parts of Victoria and two out-of-control bushfires continue to…
What is a pyroCB, a fire-generated thunderstorm?
The fire burning in north-east Victoria near Walwa was so fierce it generated its own weather this afternoon,…
Live: Heatwave warnings for large parts of Australia as bushfire risk soars
6m agoTue 6 Jan 2026 at 11:03pm GP body provides heatwave health advice As the heatwave grips Australia…
Destructive Los Angeles-like fires possible for Australia’s capital cities, report warns
Almost 7 million Australians living on the fringes of capital cities are at a growing risk from fires,…
‘Most significant’ heatwave in six years brings temperatures above 45C
Parts of southern Australia are forecast to hit temperatures above 45C for multiple days in a row this…
Endangered malleefowl chick saved in 2,000-hectare fire at Wyperfeld National Park
Firefighters have rescued an endangered native chick from a 2,000-hectare bushfire which tore through Victoria’s third-largest national park…
New virtual fencing laws could promise safer bushfire response by allowing farmers to move stock remotely
South Australian farmers will soon be able to use virtual fencing to move livestock out of the path…
BOM Christmas weather forecast shows cool day in the east, searing heat in the west
Australia is getting a smorgasbord of extreme weather over the next few days, featuring heat and humidity, severe…
Multiple emergency bushfires blazing across WA as communication system fails
Multiple emergency level bushfires in the southern half of WA are stretching services to capacity, but affected residents…
Despite another bushfire crisis, Dolphin Sands residents unwilling to live anywhere else
Residents of an east-coast Tasmanian locality ravaged by fire are waiting to see what has become of their…