Bushfires will cost the economy an average of $6 billion a year over the next 30 years, nearly triple previous estimates, a national study warns.
Authorities have issued health warnings for Melbourne as bushfire smoke degrades the air quality across the city, as major fires in Victoria could continue to burn for days or even weeks. Air quality ...
Recent rainfall has aided firefighting efforts, supporting operations to strengthen and secure the fire's edges. The fires, which have burned approximately 84 hectares, have remained contained over ...
Parts of regional northern NSW, coastal Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia and a massive chunk of land throughout the Northern Territory and northern South Australia have been carved out as ...
Fire can destroy peatlands. But in Australia, it can also help protect them. Peatlands are the unsung heroes of nature. These ancient wetlands form when dead and decaying plants partly decompose in ...
Queensland Rural Fire Service community education officer Tim Watkins is warning those in the zone - the rural fringe around cities - that they must start taking action, developing fire plans, ...
JOHN GREEN, BURNETT MARY REGIONAL GROUP: So the idea here is to reduce the fuel load and protect the assets – so prime ag but winds in our favour. We know there's no threat there. TOM HARTLEY, ...
Firefighters across Australia's tropical savannas keep extinguishing the same blazes, only to watch them reignite nearby ...
From Spain to Greece, Europe is grappling with unprecedented wildfires that have killed dozens and forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate. Australia is sending help, with two helicopters ...