Fed-up farming town races to replace bushfire damaged bridge
“If we need an ambulance, we’re stuffed.”
Bushfires
New fears for Queensland out-of-control bushfires as severe storms loom
Firefighters will hope wet weather spreading across much of the sunshine state will help them contain two fires near Toowoomba.
Fire trucks damaged as bushfire breaks out in Sydney’s south-west
Multiple RFS fire trucks have been damaged after a planned hazard reduction burn.
Firefighters battle to keep Gold Coast bushfire away from homes
Dozens of crews have been battling a bushfire in the Gold Coast hinterland for more than 24 hours.
Deepening El Nino raises bushfire risk for millions of people
The exceptionally dry winter and spring heat is making ground conditions in eastern Australia a potential tinderbox, weather forecasters warn.
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‘A total disgrace’: Builder facing prison after allegedly scamming $1.3 million from bushfire victims
Glenn Stevenson allegedly sold the survivors a dream, but they were left with broken promises instead.
Millennials least prepared for disaster as El Nino takes hold
A developing El Nino is likely to raise the risk of bushfires and other emergencies, but millions of Aussies are unprepared.
Brisbane suffers under smoke haze as bushfires burn west of city
Bushires burning in the Lockyer Valley west of Brisbane have sent a haze of dangerous smoke across the city after it sweltered in the hottest September day in years yesterday.
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Australia just hit a grim weather milestone. Last time it did, 75 people died
A key weather indicator has hit Ash Wednesday levels, raising a chilling question ahead of summer.
Grim El Niño threshold reached for the first time in 10 years
Experts admit we are in “unchartered territory” based on current trends.