Australia fires: crews battle through busy night
New South Wales fire crews are bracing for the impact of wind gusts from a southerly change, a day after 300 new fires sparked across the state. About a dozen…
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‘We’ve got a long way to go’: Australian fire authorities urge vigilance as night falls
More than 70 fires burned across New South Wales today, about half uncontrolled. Up to 15 fires reached emergency alert level, as powerful winds and higher temperatures picked up throughout…
Live: Follow updates on fires in New South Wales, Australia
An unprecedented number of wildfires have burned through 850,000 hectares in New South Wales in recent days, closing about 600 schools and leaving at least three people dead. Follow our…
Australia fires: 600 school closures amid ‘catastrophic’ conditions
About 600 schools will be closed across New South Wales as ‘catastrophic’ fire conditions threaten highly-populated areas around Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle. People living in those areas have been warned…
‘As bad as it gets’: 850,000 hectares of NSW hit by fires, worse to come
Tuesday’s fire danger is expected to be worse than originally forecast after the NSW Rural Fire Service extended its “catastrophic” warning to coastal cities south of Sydney. On Monday afternoon,…
Australia fires: Sydney region facing ‘catastrophic’ fire danger
New South Wales fire authorities warn the bushfire risk for the Greater Sydney and Greater Hunter areas is set to be “catastrophic”, as the Prime Minister says the Australian Defence…
Firefighters face ‘tinder-box like conditions’ as state of emergency grips Queensland
Authorities have declared a State of Fire Emergency across more than half the state’s local government areas in Queensland, with dangerous conditions expected to continue into next week. The declaration…
At least 150 homes destroyed in NSW fires
Two people are dead, five are missing and at least 150 homes have been destroyed by fierce bushfires in north-eastern New South Wales. More than 50 fires are burning, and…
NSW firefighters continue to battle ‘unprecedented’ high-threat fires
Volunteer firefighters across New South Wales have spent the night battling an unprecedented rash of wildfires. They managed to bring down the number burning at the highest threat status down…
Report on cruel demise of racehorses shocks Australia
WARNING: Video contains graphic footage that may be disturbing to viewers Tomorrow’s Melbourne Cup is being overshadowed by an expose that one researcher says is shaking the Australian horse-racing industry…