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A fire burning in Kenwick, in Perth’s east, on Thursday, December 11. Picture: 9News 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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John Lohan, 59, was killed by a falling tree while battling a bushfire on the NSW Mid North Coast.

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
At least four homes were destroyed at Bulahdelah on the weekend.

‘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
Craig Saxon and Sarra Saxon-Gill return to their home destroyed by the Koolewong bushfire.

‘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
Steve Foskett and his dog Cali, who “didn’t do any helping” while they defended his home.

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
Fire burning at Koolewong.

‘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
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Homes have been lost in an out of control bushfire raging at Koolewong, on the Central Coast just north of Sydney.
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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.

Sydneysiders flocked to the water in a bid to cool off amid a severe heatwave on December 5, 2025

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
Keith Greenbank swelters outside his house in Penrith in 40-degree heat on Friday.

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
Mark Mudie.

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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