A rapidly warming world means more frequent and intense bushfires. And in Australia, the strengthening El Niño could create the conditions for fierce fires this summer. To protect our communities, ...

A rapidly warming world means more frequent and intense bushfires. And in Australia, the strengthening El Niño could create the conditions for ...

Looking for fires near you in Australia? Find official fire maps for every state and territory, understand warning levels, and know when to act.

Temperatures soared past 40C as a heatwave blanketed the region, creating some of the most dangerous bushfire weather since the "Black Summer" blazes of 2019-2020. Dozens of rural hamlets in the state ...

A team of experts has been brought together by the Planning Department to update fire maps used by councils and the State Government to approve housing developments and other buildings. Since 2006 the ...

Parts of regional northern NSW, coastal Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia and a massive chunk of land throughout the Northern Territory and northern South Australia have been carved out as ...

As bushfire season approaches, new modelling is giving Tasmanian communities a clearer picture of where fire could burn most severely.

Australia’s hot, dry climate and unique landscapes make it one of the most bushfire-prone countries in the world. As climate change drives higher temperatures and drier conditions, we can expect more ...

Few Australians will be surprised that this week’s record-breaking heatwave has led to a series of catastrophic bushfire emergencies in much of the country’s south-east. In now familiar summer scenes, ...

Thick brown pelts, sturdy tails and … bushfire mitigators? It sounds ridiculous, but when North American mega-fires ripped through rural forests, claiming some 200,000 acres of land, just about the ...

Jack Nivison is a breaking news reporter at NewsWire. He began his journalism career in 2023 as a freelancer for the New England Times, before joining News Corp as a cadet in late 2024. In October ...