Victorians are being warned to prepare for a “difficult and dangerous” bushfire season following record-breaking droughts.

A recent bushfire in Kadnook, western Victoria, which destroyed at least one property and burned more than 1,000 hectares of land, is being investigated due to suspicion it was deliberately lit. This ...

Many thousands of hectares of highly volatile bushfire country across a broad area hit by the Ash Wednesday disaster remain ...

Residents in three communities are being ordered to evacuate immediately as an out-of-control bushfire spreads, with firefighters bracing for more dangerous conditions. People in Bornes Hill, towards ...

Australia’s most exposed bushfire areas are facing Los Angeles or Black Saturday-style community disasters because of a failure to ­accept royal commission demands on burn-offs.

A fleet of 160 aircraft from the National Aerial Firefighting Centre are ready to respond to disasters as severe weather lashes large parts of the nation.

It’s why bushfire preparedness is always upper most in her mind. Ms Paparousis is fearful that changes to zoning in Kingborough might mean she and her husband Jonny Kaimatsoglu will not be able to ...

Northeastern Australia, particularly the state of Queensland, has faced record-breaking rainfall of up to 2 meters, or 6.5 feet, since Feb. 1, reportedly leaving at least two people dead. Queensland ...