Bushfire live blog: 'We will put you in court': Cop's warning

The "Pommy weather girl" at the centre of a viral interview with Liberal MP Craig Kelly said she felt "enraged" about his comments about climate change.

The huge toll on Australia's wildlife from the bushfires continues to grow with an ecologist now estimating more than one billion creatures may have died.

Victoria and NSW are preparing for more dangerous fire days on Thursday and Friday as scattered showers are welcomed by fire ravaged communities.

In NSW, more than 13mm fell at Merimbula on Monday, 9.8mm at Bega and 2mm at Nowra and Lake Conjola.

In Victoria, the rain that is giving bushfire-hit areas some much-needed relief will continue throughout Tuesday.

Monday saw all emergency warnings being downgraded, while 14 active fires continued burning statewide.