This Month
‘Unimaginable terror’: LA wildfires threaten Bel Air
Evacuation orders cover important cultural institutions, including the Getty Centre and the University of California, Los Angeles. The death toll now stands at 16.
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- Michelle Ma, John Gittelsohn and Amy Graff
Elon Musk blames female firefighters, DEI for LA disaster
The billionaire’s use of X to stoke partisan outrage about the disaster underscores how the platform has transformed into a megaphone for his political views.
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- Pranshu Verma, Will Oremus and Trisha Thadani
How a ‘warrior’ brain surgeon saved his street from fires and looters
It was a scenario the 62-year-old had been preparing for: he had trained, sourced the fire hoses, and briefed his son and neighbour about the course of action.
- Susie Coen
The hottest year on record sparks fears of a ‘dangerous new era’
Temperatures broke another record in 2024 and experts warn this could bring faster wildfires, bigger storms and more extreme weather.
- David Gelles and Austyn Gaffney
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- Bushfires
In Trump’s fantasy world, fish set fire to Los Angeles
It’s always worth examining whether fire and water management could have been improved. But this isn’t what the misinformation spread by climate deniers aims to achieve.
- Lara Williams
Australian man dies after flames engulf Malibu home
British-born Australian citizen Rory Sykes, 32, died after flames engulfed his self-contained cottage on a family property in Mount Malibu.
- Suzanne Simonot
Calmer winds help Los Angeles firefighters as death toll hits 10
While conditions improved, three major fires continue to burn in Los Angeles and San Diego residents were on edge.
- Jorge Garcia and Rollo Ross
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- Bushfires
‘Like an atomic bomb’: LA fire costs surge to $240b
The fire between Santa Monica and Malibu on the city’s western flank and the one in the east already rank as the most destructive in Los Angeles’ history.
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- Matthew Cranston
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- Bushfires
More evacuated as worst fire in LA history spreads to Hollywood Hills
Of the five fires burning across Los Angeles only one has been brought under control, as early estimates put initial damage at about $90 billion.
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- Matthew Cranston
December 2024
Race to control giant bushfire after it triples in size
The blaze in Victoria’s Grampians National Park has razed 34,000 hectares and continues to grow.
- Holly Hales and Aaron Bunch
Hunt for synagogue fire suspects who ‘spread accelerant with a broom’
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says police believe the intention was to cause maximum damage in the Jewish place of worship.
- Lucy Slade and Gus McCubbing
May 2024
Anacacia Capital sparks auction at Force Fire Group; taps Greenstone
FFG is expecting post $106.4 million revenue and $8.7 million EBITDA in the 2025 financial year.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
April 2024
Horror fire engulfs Copenhagen’s historic stock exchange
Shocked passers-by raced to save artwork and treasures from the 400-year-old stock exchange building as its spire collapsed in flames.
- Tom Little and Isabelle Yr Carlsson
March 2023
Merchant Place hangs for-sale sign at Smoke Alarms Australia
Mid-market private equity investor Merchant Place Investments has hired Miles Advisory to find a new owner for its B2B services business Smoke Alarms Australia.
- Anthony Macdonald, Sarah Thompson and Kanika Sood
Jakarta oil depot fire kills 15, another 16 missing
Indonesian rescuers and firefighters searched for possible victims under the rubble of charred houses and buildings after a large fire broke out at a fuel storage depot in the capital.
- Tatan Syuflana and Niniek Karmini
October 2022
Forrest joins former NASA boss in fire fight
Andrew Forrest is investing millions of dollars in a moonshot that is aimed at fireproofing Australia.
- Brad Thompson
July 2022
National fire warning overhaul highlights dangers
New national simplified fire warning signs will be rolled out ahead of summer, powered by new more accurate fire behaviour modelling developed by the Bureau of Meteorology.
- Tom Burton
January 2022
Nineteen killed in New York City’s deadliest fire in decades
The toll was the worst in the city since 87 died in a fire at a Bronx nightclub in 1990, and is an early test for the city’s new mayor, Eric Adams.
- Ashley Southall, Grace Ashford and Chelsia Rose Marcius
December 2021
Morrison ‘appalled’ by Old Parliament House fire, no arrests made
Police are yet to find any criminal matters related to a fire at Old Parliament House with the Prime Minister calling for swift action on wrongdoers.
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- Finbar O'Mallon
Blaze traps hundreds in Hong Kong tower, 13 hospitalised
There were dramatic scenes as firefighters raced to save people trapped on the roof of the World Trade Centre in Hong Kong.
- ZEN SOO