Fire crews across Australia's southern states are on high alert as heatwave and dangerous fire conditions are predicted.

Many lessons came from the 2003 Canberra firestorm, including how to better care for horses during a bushfire emergency. This ...

Hot, sticky conditions in central and southeast parts of the country are expected to endure through the weekend.

The CFA advises that you: Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now. Monitor the fire and weather situation through ABC Local Radio, commercial and designated community radio stations, or Sky News TV, ...

A scorching heatwave gripped southeastern Australia on Saturday, intensifying bushfire risks and prompting authorities to ...

Government field teams have assessed over 1000 native animals in the Grampians fire ground, and Parks Victoria has launched ...

A spate of break downs and an ageing fleet of Fire and Rescue NSW trucks – as the state enters the height of the bushfire season – has the firefighters’ union seeing red.

In the same week that the bushfire in the Grampians began, the Albanese Labor government announced four coal mine expansions.

Australia's southeast on Saturday sweltered in a heat wave that raised the risk of bushfires and led authorities to issue fire bans for large parts of Victoria state.

One home has been destroyed and dozens of other structures damaged as a bushfire continues to rage through Perth's north-east.

Authorities in Australia's Victoria state looked on Sunday to contain and assess damage from a large fire that has ripped through The Grampians National Park this week, destroying homes and farmlands.

A bushfire grew to more than 74,000 hectares (182,857 acres) by Friday, December 27, burning through swathes of Grampians ...