Lithium-ion battery fires prompt new waste collection program in North Queensland
A new waste collection program in north Queensland is aimed at reducing increasing numbers of lithium-ion battery fires…
Australians set to sizzle this Australia Day weekend as experts warn medications increase heat risks
Australians are being warned to brace for a record-breaking heatwave sweeping across most of the country this Australia…
Health warning issued as Melbourne blanketed in smoke from Otways fire
Smoke from a bushfire in the Otway Ranges has drifted around Melbourne and surrounding areas, prompting health warnings…
Firefighters battle huge industrial blaze in Croydon Park, Adelaide
A huge industrial fire is burning in Adelaide’s northwest, with roads blocked off and a smoke warning in…
Hundreds of structures destroyed in Victorian bushfires as locals assess damage
Don Deelen says most people would think he was stupid for staying to defend his property from a…
Winds push bushfire smoke north, triggering air quality and health warnings for Victoria and NSW
People living north of Victoria’s bushfires have been urged to limit their time outside to reduce their exposure…
Police discover human remains near car in bushfire-ravaged area east of Seymour
Victoria has confirmed its first fatality in the bushfire emergency ravaging the state, with police discovering human remains…
Australian heatwave: State of disaster declared as fires continue burning across Victoria
1h agoFri 9 Jan 2026 at 7:57pmLatest on the Victorian bushfires Heatwave conditions have eased across Victoria with…
Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei defiant amid growing nationwide protests
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei insisted the Islamic republic would “not back down” and accused protesters of…
Top Gun actor Miles Teller gets wife’s wedding dress remade after losing their home in LA wildfires
Hollywood actor Miles Teller has made a deeply romantic gesture for his wife after the couple lost their…
‘Zootopia 2’ reclaims No. 1 spot at box office, grosses $1B worldwide
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — “Zootopia 2” regained the No. 1 spot at the domestic box…
Up to 16 homes lost in Bulahdelah and Koolewong fires in NSW
Up to 16 homes have been lost as bushfires burn across the NSW Mid North and Central Coasts. …