Outback rangers cut wildfires by half
Land managers around the country should look to the success of indigenous fire control measures in the Kimberley.
Bushfires
Ringside seat at fires has upped alarmist outcry
Social media polemic raises heat in a tragic summer.
Left media and political points
Bushfire comments by Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull were covered differently.
Courage to burn
Our Australian(s) of the Year for 2019? It’s no contest, really.
Honouring heroes who walk among us
The volunteer firefighters of Australia are, collectively, this newspaper’s Australian of the Year.
Fallen US airman ‘lightened the mood of any room’
Hero pilot Rick DeMorgan Jnr would ‘lighten the mood of any room he walked into’, a friend has said.
Land-clearing laws blamed for fires
Native vegetation laws that prevent farmers from clearing land in SA will form part of a post-mortem on the current bushfire crisis.
Brigades to benefit in cash splash
Fire brigades will be able to apply for funding for equipment, training or improved facilities thanks to public generosity.
Samaritans lost saving wildlife
The last heroic act of the American crew killed in the water-bombing aircraft crash near Cooma was trying to save wildlife.
Death toll up as remains found in Moruya
NSW police have confirmed another bushfire death after remains were found in a burnt house near Moruya.
How fake news spreads as fast as flames
Bushfires have shown how social media algorithms are rewarding the reckless and inflammatory.
Homes not built to survive worst fires
Experts warn homes may be exposed to bushfires because of lower building standards.
For some, fearsome heat; others, a deluge
Suffocating heat, bone-dry skies and devastating bushfires returned to the east coast of Australia on Thursday.
Heroes came to help, lost in ball of flames
Firefighters watched on in horror as a Lockheed C-130 Hercules erupted in a fire ball.
Man charged over hay bale scam
NSW police have charged a man in Sydney’s west after he allegedly ran a hay bale scam that targeted struggling farmers.
Charities hit back at critical MPs
Australia’s peak charity body has come out swinging at attacks over bushfire donations.
Turnbull attacks ‘will never stop’
Peter Dutton says he’s more convinced than ever it was right to get rid of Malcolm Turnbull after the former PM’s bushfire attack | WATCH
Turnbull exposes inconsistency of climate crusaders
Malcolm Turnbull’s words expose his current politicking and that of so many advocates in politics and the media.
Charities’ funds must get to communities: PM
PM wants charities to get funds to bush-fire ravaged communities quickly as the Red Cross promises not to stockpile any part of the $115m donated.
Lives matter, not climate politics
The Australian spirit has been right to the fore again during this latest bushfire crisis.
Mercury soars above 40C
Strong winds and temperatures in excess of 40C will escalate the bushfire danger in NSW on Thursday.
Ministers blame ‘green ideology’
Two senior NSW ministers have accused their own environmental agencies of not conducting enough hazard reduction burning.
‘Ripper bloke’ was his family’s rock
Firefighter Bill Slade, one of five Victorians to have died in a horror bushfire season, was farewelled by family and friends on Wednesday.
Yellow Wiggle on road to recovery
Greg Page, the Yellow Wiggle, has left hospital after suffering a serious health scare last Friday at a bushfires relief concert.
Fiery debate over 2019 season
Experts say the bushfires are unprecedented
Put self-interest aside, Treasurer urges business
Josh Frydenberg is considering a package to boost business investment in the May budget.
PM: cut bushfire fuel, not just carbon emissions
Scott Morrison calls for a national standard for hazard-reduction burns.
Donated hay to bring relief to fire-hit farms
A convoy carrying 2000 bales of hay is set to arrive in NSW from WA to deliver much-needed livestock fodder.
Minister ‘trying to play climate hero’
A Nats MP has called for Matt Kean to be stripped of his portfolio following a claim over a cabinet climate split.
Summer of fire turns to icy destruction
Insurers are inundated with 15,000 claims after hailstones wreak havoc in eastern states.
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