PM’s rare ‘tin ear’ moment on bushfires
For a Prime Minister who has demonstrated empathy and understanding for Australians during times of crisis, this was a rare mistake.
Bushfires
Mercury hits 47.4C in Victoria
Victoria and SA have seen temperatures soar, and there’s more in store for coming days.
NSW smoke shrouds Melbourne
Smoke from the NSW fires has covered Melbourne’s CBD as the mercury rises.
‘Devastating’: Two firefighters die battling blaze
A falling tree caused a firetruck to roll off a road southwest of Sydney on Thursday night, killing two volunteer firefighters and injuring three others.
Bushfires must have burned journalists’ synapses
When taking a short Christmas break becomes a hanging offence on Twitter.
Society losing the ability to think
The bushfire debate shows some commentators are losing their critical thinking skills.
Shattered: 20 homes lost, firies burned
Firefighters are seriously hurt, towns are under threat, and at least 20 homes are destroyed as bushfires menace NSW again.
Climate wailing ignores fuel build-ups
The bushfire crisis requires action, but political leaders dither. Bureaucrats need to acknowledge the three great truths about fires in this country.
Fire chiefs face difficult decisions
Back-burning can be a gamble.
Mates turn on ‘climate firey’ Greg Mullins
The former NSW fire chief has been scolded by colleagues for singling out climate change as the ‘driving force’ behind intense bushfires.
East coast facing fire bans
Bushfires are still threatening large swaths of NSW and Queensland.
Australia swelters through heatwave
The weather bureau is warning that a searing heatwave gripping Australia is likely to worsen.
Nuclear answer to burning problems
As the drought in Australia drags on and bushfires burn out of control, we continue to ignore a compelling solution to both.
Fire chiefs’ climate group a pet ‘project’ of activist Flannery
Climate activist Tim Flannery is the force behind a band of ex-fire and emergency chiefs accusing Scott Morrison of abandoning bushfires.
Police set to charge a dozen with arson
Police are close to charging more than a dozen suspected arsonists believed to have lit bushfires.
Brace yourself: Grim warning as heatwave set to fan fires
Firefighters warn they won’t be able to contain devastating bushfires before severe heatwave hits.
‘False and tawdry’: GetUp hijacks fireys
GetUp email claiming to support fire fighters links bushfires to climate change, asks for donations.
Brisbane equals its December heat record
Australia-wide temperatures up to 12C above average are set to break records with Queensland bearing the brunt first.
RFS backburn fanned megafire destruction
Homes and buildings were destroyed on Sunday after firefighters lost control of backburning, RFS reveals.
City of light, air and impending doom
This is not the first time Sydney has been threatened by outrageous forces of nature.
Fiery feelings on climate change
Anyone with an understanding of Australia knows that bushfires can’t be prevented.
History clears the air on smokey past
Smoke over Sydney this week has led many a journalist to opine that no Australian city has experienced so dark a day. Not so.
Embers threaten town as bushfire rages
Homes in the coastal town of Two Rocks north of Perth are under immediate threat.
Kean shy on action to tackle fires
NSW environment minister Matt Kean has failed to identify any new initiatives to tackle the effects climate change has on bushfires.
PM urges calm amid fires, smoke haze
Scott Morrison has defended the Coalition’s policies as critics seize on the fire season to demand larger emissions cuts.
No relief: hellish fire season to escalate
This is the ‘most destructive bushfire season’ since Federation almost 120 years ago.
Smoke, emergency warning as fires stir
Sydney is choking on smoke as the first emergency warnings go out for fires across NSW.
Megablaze casts pall over races
Firefighters are facing a race against time, with a brief window of opportunity to gain the upper hand in this crisis, meanwhile smoke danger has failed to halt the action at Randwick. | VIDEO
Aerial firefighting a constant battle
With the early onset of what is already a catastrophic fire season, it’s timely to take a look at aerial firefighting in Australia.
Smoke and fire: ‘I’ve never seen something like this’
Six emergency warnings are now in place for bushfires burning across NSW as hot westerly winds whip up more blazes, with reports of multiple homes lost.
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