More rain was forecast for Friday and the weekend which, if it does fall, would be the most sustained...

Bushfires are common during Australia's summer but this fire season started unusually early

The Swiss great, who has been criticised by environmental activists including Greta Thunberg over a sponsor's...

The fire seared an area of national park three times the size of Greater London and lit several connected...

The five-day cull in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands is the first in the

Fires have razed more than 8 million hectares of land across Australia, killing 25 people

As the immediate danger passed and cooler weather tempered the intensity of many fires, authorities began...

Temperatures soared above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) and gale-force winds fanned hundreds of...

Victoria declared a state of disaster across areas home to about 100,000 people, with authorities urging...

Koalas have been among the hardest hit of Australia’s native animals

Two volunteer firefighters were killed last week when their truck was struck by a falling tree

The reprieve came as Prime Minister Scott Morrison defended both his government's climate change...

Sydney was shrouded in toxic smoke as blazes flared to its north, south and west, some just 130km from...

Authorities warned locals near existing blazes that fires could spread

More 100 fires remain ablaze in the region, and authorities warned conditions would worsen on...

Police said a 51-year-old man appeared before a local court on Saturday charged with intentionally lighting...

Western Australia declared catastrophic fire ratings for four of the state regions

More than 350 schools will be closed, a broad fire ban has been put in place and the military is providing...

Emergency services said they found the remains of one person in a car and another woman died despite...

So far there have been no reports of fatalities, although there were reports of buildings set alight...