Despite heatwave conditions and a forecast wind change fanning bushfire fears, there has been little work for crews so far on Monday.
Callum Godde
Fire Rescue Victoria says a fire at a recycling centre in Melbourne's west is now under control, with smoke advice issued for 17 nearby suburbs.
A lingering heatwave and gusty winds have Victorian authorities on edge, with predictions that Monday will bring the worst conditions of the bushfire season.
The Serum Institute of India says the production of the AstraZeneca coronavirus shot will not be affected by a fatal fire.
Sunrita Sen
Star West Coast Eagle Tim Kelly has met some of the firefighters who helped save his home from a raging bushfire just two weeks ago to say thank you and get some advice on what to do better next time.
Amber Johnston
Firefighters have been kept busy with several blazes, including a bushfire, breaking out overnight.
Daryna Zadvirna & Kate Phillips
The Country Fire Service has declared severe bushfire conditions across six South Australian districts.
Tim Dornin
An expert review of forest recovery science has found 70 per cent of plant species within eucalypt forests survive bushfires.
Matt Coughlan
A man accused of arson attacks on jumping castles has been jailed for 14 days for faking a doctor's certificate to avoid coming to court.
Georgie Moore
Several houses have been saved by firefighters battling a grassfire north of Melbourne but hay and machinery sheds have been destroyed.
A threat from a bushfire burning in Perth's southern suburbs has eased, with emergency warnings reduced to a watch and act message.
A fire in the southern suburbs remains out-of-control after tearing through at least one home and causing the evacuation of countless residents.
Andi Yu and staff reporters
An emergency warning has been downgraded to watch and act for a bushfire that threatened communities in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region.
A driver who allegedly became bogged in rural NSW and then lit a fire has been charged after the blaze burnt an area nearly the size of Sydney's CBD.
Luke Costin
Abushfire in the north-eastern part of High Wycombe, which threatening lives and homes, has been contained.
Phil Hickey and Daryna Zadvirna
Two bushfires in Perth's southern suburbs have been brought under control, with firefighters saving more than 80 homes.
Michael Ramsey
Recovery efforts have begun after a 14,000 hectare grass and scrub fire in South Australia's southeast.
Firefighters worked quickly to contain a bushfire that burned dangerously close to Adventure World and the Cockburn Ice Arena.
Sarah Steger
Lives and homes are under threat due to an out-of-control bushfire burning in Atwell, Aubin Grove and Banjup.
Staff Writer
Residents have been warned it is too late to evacuate their homes that are in the path of an out-of-control bushfire that is threatening lives and properties in Perth’s southern suburbs.
Michael Traill
An emergency warning has been issued for a bushfire threatening lives and homes south of Perth, with some residents warned it's now too late to leave.
South Australian police are investigating the cause of a major grass fire which threatened a small community in the state's southeast.
Victoria has issued a total fire ban for the Mallee, Wimmera and Northern Country districts, with more hot, dry and windy conditions on the way.
Nearly 600 West Australians have signed up to be volunteer fireys in the past 18 months, bolstering the State’s bushfire preparedness in time for summer, The West can reveal.
Josh Zimmerman
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