Bushfires
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- Perth
Residents urged to flee, Perth Airport flights delayed as firefighters battle bushfires
It is believed one home caught fire in Perth’s east, while others were under threat. At the same time, another fire was burning in the City of Swan.
- Holly Thompson and Michael Philipps
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- Bulahdelah
Fallen firefighter ‘greatly missed’ as family cope with profound shock
John Lohan has been identified as the firefighter killed by a falling tree while preparing a tactical burn, as fires threaten around the state.
- Jack Gramenz
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- Bulahdelah
‘Prepare now’: Blaze that killed firefighter flares up again
Residents in the path of a bushfire that has been burning for days are again on alert after a national parks worker died trying to halt the fire’s spread.
- Daniel Lo Surdo and Jack Gramenz
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- Fire
‘It’s all gone’: Devastated locals confront aftermath of Central Coast blaze
Koolewong residents returned the smouldering remains of their homes on Sunday after 16 houses were lost to a fast-moving and furious bushfire.
- Sally Rawsthorne and Lucy Macken
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- NSW Rural Fire Service
As houses burned around it, the one that Steve built stood firm
Steve Foskett finished building this home a month ago. He tells us why this and others were saved from Saturday’s ferocious blaze.
- Sally Rawsthorne and Sitthixay Ditthavong
‘Just heartbreak’: At least a dozen homes lost in bushfires near Sydney
Two emergency warnings were issued for bushfires in NSW on Saturday, as firefighters continue to fight blazes across the state overnight following hot conditions.
- Perry Duffin and Eryk Bagshaw
- Angus Dalton
- Environment
Bushfires engulf homes north of Sydney
Homes have been lost in an out of control bushfire raging at Koolewong, on the Central Coast just north of Sydney.
Sydney seeks escape from heatwave as fires threaten
Temperatures have soared in Sydney as a heatwave stretches up the NSW coast and bushfires break out across the state.
- Jack Gramenz
Heatwave conditions predicted for large parts of Australia
Hot, dry and windy weather is fuelling extreme fire danger in south-eastern Australia, marking an ominous start to summer.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Bianca Hall
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- WA
Farmer killed in WA bushfire identified as shire deputy president
Mark Mudie was operating a front-end loader to establish a firebreak in West River when his vehicle was engulfed by flames. WA Police said he died at the scene.
- Hannah Murphy and Heather McNeill
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