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Firefighters on standby as damaging winds return to Los Angeles
The Santa Ana winds are forecast to batter Southern California again, fuelling dangerous fire conditions over the next few days.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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The home front: Could the Los Angeles fires happen in Australia?
Experts say it is only a matter of time until major Australian cities experience “house-to-house ignition” on a similar scale to Los Angeles.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Bianca Hall
This new musical set during the marriage equality debate shines light on a grey time
Set in 2017 during Australia’s marriage equality debate, Bearded follows two queer teenagers as they navigate coming out.
- Cameron Woodhead, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Will Cox, Andy Hazel and Andrew Fuhrmann
LA fires live updates: Death toll continues to rise; Santa Ana winds set to return as Palisades, Eaton blazes burn
The fire-ravaged city is preparing for elevated bushfire risk, with powerful winds set to return. Follow live.
- Jessica McSweeney and Penry Buckley
‘Some homes weren’t designed with fire in mind’: Is timber to blame for LA wildfires?
Many Australians seeing images of the devastating blazes in Los Angeles might wonder if the houses are being built in a way that makes them combustible.
- Michael Koziol
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- California bushfires
‘Unimaginable terror’: Firefighters race to contain LA fires before worsening conditions
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has offered his condolences to the family of an Australian man who is among the 24 people who have been killed in the Los Angeles fires.
- Nathan Frandino and Jackie Luna
- Analysis
- California bushfires
Disinformation reigns as bushfires devastate California
US authorities are struggling to counter misinformation at a time when miscalculations can have deadly consequences.
- Bianca Hall
LA fires as it happened: Palisades, Eaton fires continue to burn as death toll rises; extreme winds predicted to return; police arrest dozens for looting
Los Angeles firefighters are making slow progress ahead of predicted worsening conditions. Follow our live coverage.
- Jessica McSweeney
Los Angeles prepares for return of strong winds as fire death toll rises to 16
Authorities unleashed a “relentless air attack” on the Palisades fire after changes in wind direction set it burning towards homes in Mandeville Canyon, Encino and Brentwood.
- Michael Koziol
LA’s fire chief is at the centre of a public spat with city’s mayor as wildfires rage
The public division prompted so much speculation about the fire chief’s job security that the union was forced to issue a statement assuring rank-and-file members that she had not been fired.
- Maryclaire Dale
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