First fire, then sewage from sky
A helicopter fighting bushfires near Bullsbrook accidentally draw water from a sewerage pond, raising concerns that vegetable gardens and fruit trees in the area may have been contaminated.
Bushfires
Hypoxia theory in fatal bushfire plane crash
An ATSB report has shed new light on a plane crash that killed three people in northwest Queensland while mapping bushfires.
At least 112 killed as bushfires tear through ‘like a bomb’
Some of the victims were discovered lying on public roads, having been overcome by fumes. Several have died from severe burns.
Chile blazes kill at least 46
President Gabriel Boric has decreed a state of emergency in the central and southern parts of the country ‘due to catastrophe’.
‘Sad truth’ for flood, bushfire victims
The NSW Premier has flagged the state needs to improve how it responds to natural disasters, saying “Queensland does it better”.
‘Act immediately:’ Warning as bushfires rage
Residents have been urged to take immediate action or risk losing their homes and lives, as a cluster of wild bushfires continue to burn.
You must be balmy: Aussie summer’s beyond the pale
Relentless sun, coconut-oiled sands, stinking heat, festive bushfires – bah, you can keep it.
Bushfire looms as state recovers from storms
Emergency services are rushing to stop bushfires, as others continue to help clean up the devastation caused by mammoth storms.
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Australians have faced a year of significant challenges – a divisive referendum campaign, runaway inflation and rising interest rates, bushfires and floods – and yet heroes have emerged. Help decide the Australian of 2023.
‘Heartbreaking’: State’s bushfire woes
Firefighters are battling dozens of bushfires across one state with authorities warning dangerous fire conditions will continue until “at least Boxing Day”.
‘Heartbreaking’: Bushfire destroys homes
Three homes have been destroyed in devastating bushfires in West Australia just days before Christmas.
Moment home collapses in bushfire
One state is battling three emergency-level bushfires, with the latest threatening lives and homes within the capital’s metro area.
Huge $25k reward for ‘suspicious’ fire
Police are offering a surprising reward for information after a second suspicious fire in as many days tore through bushland.
What $3400 a night gets you at Southern Ocean Lodge
The Kangaroo Island landmark is back with some standout additions, including hi-tech measures to protect it from bushfires.
Hospital under threat as emergency fire rages
A regional hospital could be evacuated as three fast-moving and out-of-control blazes threaten communities.
Tough Tara haunted by cop killings a year on
They’re tough people at Tara, on Queensland’s sun-beaten Western Downs. But after bushfire, drought, and a devastating ambush that left three people dead, how is the town recovering?
City smashes grim climate record
One Aussie city has cracked a grim milestone last set four years ago during a season of catastrophic bushfires.
First look: Southern Ocean Lodge opens its doors
The Kangaroo Island property, destroyed in the Black Summer fires, finally reopens on Wednesday in the most hotly anticipated tourism reveal of the year | WATCH
Hopes high for return of lost pines
As intense bushfires burn plants that usually escape fire, should Australians accept their permanent loss – or can we intervene? An experiment in Tasmania’s high country is seeking answers.
‘Harrowing’ scenes after major bushfire
Authorities have warned residents affected by bushfires in Perth are “not out of the woods yet”, with challenging conditions expected over the weekend.
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