Bushfires in the Little Desert and Grampians/Gariwerd areas were contained on the weekend thanks to the efforts of hundreds of firefighters. But authorities say the fires are still active and that ...

As more than a dozen bushfires burn in Tasmania's remote north-west, one blaze has come within metres of a stand of Huon pine trees thought to be thousands of years old. The ancient trees sit in a ...

In the southeast, the state of Victoria is dealing with massive bushfires. Lightning strikes on Jan. 27 ignited fires that have reportedly burned thousands of acres of Grampians National Park ...

Authorities in southeast Australia have issued evacuation orders as bushfires caused by lightning strikes earlier this week in western Melbourne continue to spread. At least 100 residents of four ...

The Tasmania Fire Service is fighting 18 bushfires across the state. Picture: Tasmanian Fire Service The Canning Peak bushfire recorded on Wednesday. Picture: Tasmania Fire Service “Significant ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The devastating Los Angeles wildfires have rekindled concerns about Australia’s readiness to fight bushfires. Despite the shared ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Western Australia’s firefighters will coordinate their bushfire attacking efforts from the confines of fortified shipping ...

Satellite imagery shows several bushfires burning across Victoria, Australia, since January 27, with multiple blazes in Grampians National Park merging into one large fire. On Wednesday, February 5, ...

A man was arrested for allegedly lighting a brushfire in San Bernardino, California that spread for more than 30 acres before it was contained Wednesday afternoon, local cops said. The blaze ...

A magistrate has labelled a man's lighting of six bushfires, some within 50 metres of homes, a "significantly dangerous activity". Hannah is a reporter with The Canberra Times. She is currently ...

But climate change bringing hotter, drier conditions means the trees – especially plantations of Eucalyptus globulus or Tasmanian blue gum grown for paper – are contributing to bushfires from ...