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…
Dolphin Sands bushfire sparked by improperly extinguished burn off, Tasmanian authorities confirm
A bushfire in Tasmania that destroyed 19 homes was caused by a registered burn conducted about a week…
59yo NPWS firefighter killed by falling tree during bushfire prevention work at Nerong
A firefighter from the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has died after being crushed by a…
Residents still unable to return home as north-east Victoria bushfire continues
Fourth-generation sheep farmer Harry Bussell struggles to recall a fire as fast and severe as the one that…
Severe heatwave forecast for NSW, with Sydney’s west set to reach temperatures in the low 40s
The first heatwave of the summer will reach its peak across New South Wales today, with temperatures above…
CFS firefighter Peter Curtis dies at scene of Eyre Peninsula blaze
A firefighter has died at the scene of a blaze in South Australia’s northern Eyre Peninsula, the Country…
Influencer fined $830 for lighting fire on World Heritage-listed island K’gari
An influencer has been fined more than $834 for illegally lighting a fire on the World Heritage-listed K’gari…
Bushfire concerns for communities in south-east Tasmania ease
Two bushfire emergency warnings for the small community of Nugent in south-east Tasmania have been downgraded. People in…
Bushfire emergency warnings for Nugent in south-east Tasmania
Two bushfire emergency warnings have been issued for Nugent in south-east Tasmania, with some residents told it is…
Grounded rapid-response fire trucks add to pressure on CFA brigades as summer looms
Country firefighters fear the withdrawal of hundreds of firefighting vehicles from service on the eve of the bushfire…
Authorities will investigate campfire that sparked major Moreton Island blaze
A “careless” campfire lit during a fire ban sparked a rapidly moving blaze that has now burnt hundreds…