Sacked brigade idle as state burns
Well-performed unit left seething as it was disbanded just when it was needed most.
Bushfires
Boy, 16, charged with lighting fire
The 16-year-old allegedly sparked a blaze that tore through a residential area between Rockhampton and Yeppoon.
The Greens should supply proof
The Greens are talking nonsense on the reasons for bushfires.
Haunting post as ‘good fella’ faced death
The fourth victim of this week’s bushfires has been remembered as ‘a good fella’ whose death would ‘touch lives’.
Teen charged over Queensland blaze
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with lighting the fire that destroyed 14 homes as Hillville returns to emergency level.
The Greens are wired differently
Little of what the Greens say makes any sense.
Arson could be cause of bushfires
Researchers are baffled why there isn’t more interest in arson.
Why this fire season is so different
Nothing is typical any more: even the scientists are confused. Yet we’re learning from these infernos.
Give funds to needy, GetUp told
A community leader in the fire-ravaged NSW town of Taree has called on GetUp to give the money it raises to his volunteer organisation.
Scientists ‘careful’ over weather signals
Scientists are reluctant to claim a definitive climate change signal in bushfires ravaging eastern Australia because of the complex factors involved.
Empty dam leaves farmer distraught
David Callaughan was talking of his luck in escaping damage from Tuesday’s infernos when he got a call that his property was burning.
As bushfire window shrinks, ‘we need to get inventive’
Authorities need new ways to mitigate bushfires due to ‘shrinking windows’ for conventional risk reduction.
Bushfire blame game spreads
State governments have been accused of failing to properly prepare for a potentially deadly bushfire season.
Focus on families, not politics
Darren Chester has urged his colleagues not to raise political arguments while the bushfire emergency unfolds in NSW and Queensland.
Libs challenged on ranger cuts
A former national parks ranger has challenged Gladys Berejiklian to deny her government has cut 100 rangers since coming to office.
Homes’ chances up 25pc if owner fights
Homes are up to 25 per cent more likely to be saved if an owner stays to fight the flames, research has found.
Lodge owner takes on flames, for now
Guests, staff and horses at Mount Barney Lodge on the Queensland-NSW border had been evacuated; one man remained.
Fires show our politics are broken
While our politicians squabbled over the cause of fires, the NSW RFS Commissioner impressed.
Arsonists ‘behind up to a dozen blazes’
A staggering 12 bushfires may have been deliberately lit during Tuesday’s ‘catastrophic’ conditions.
Tickled pink about rescue from above
In the end, it all came down to a wing, a prayer … and a pink drenching for a Sydney suburb.
Greens phony, but PM will have to adjust
Not much could have prevented this week’s fires, but we have combustive issues to resolve.
Battle to stop million-hectare fire
Authorities warn the fight to tame the biggest firefront in the nation’s history could last months.
Fire crisis and all we do is argue
We might all need to give a bit in the climate change debate
Danger of cutbacks to rangers burns MP
A feud has ignited between the NSW Deputy Premier and National Parks over ranger numbers.
‘Obnoxious uncle’ Joyce under attack
The PM has appealed for people to ‘take it down a few notches’ after Barnaby Joyce suggested fire victims were Greens supporters.
Days now weeks for exhausted heroes
Firefighters from Taree have been working almost without pause for the past 14 days.
Ill winds reignite menace for fireys
Firefighters battling more than 50 blazes across Queensland expect to face wind changes from three directions on Wednesday.
Relief as armageddon avoided
The bushfire armageddon some feared would sweep the Blue Mountains never eventuated. Not that the locals weren’t ready.
Military may be put in firing line
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds is considering an unprecedented compulsory call-out of military reserves to help combat bushfires.
Another blow for face of bushfire crisis
Days after being evacuated from his home on the NSW mid north coast, Owen Whalan has had to flee once more.
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