Australia's southeast on Saturday sweltered in a heat wave that raised the risk of bushfires and led authorities to issue ...

It's important to stay up to date with weather conditions and the fire danger ratings for the area you'll be travelling to. Keeping your car radio tuned to the local ABC radio station is a good place ...

Here's some advice on how to stay safe if you lose power during a fire emergency. You're on holiday and there's a bushfire nearby. Do you know what you will do? It's important to stay up to date with ...

Firefighters are battling an out-of-control bushfire in the Peel region, which is threatening nearby homes and the Rockingham ...

A bushfire raging for 21 days is finally contained, thanks to a cool change and rain bringing welcome relief for emergency crews.

Amid a sweltering weekend heatwave, hundreds of Victorian firefighters continued to battle out-of-control bushfires across the state’s west while lifesavers conducted more than 140 rescues.

An abrupt wind change leaves a volunteer firefighter with burns while battling a bushfire near Capel, south of Bunbury.

A bushfire burning for more than three weeks has been contained but the road to recovery will be long and hard for ...

Investigators are appealing to the public to help them determine the cause of the fire that started on Wednesday and ...

Australian authorities urged people in dozens of rural communities to leave home "immediately" Thursday to escape an ...

A scorching heatwave gripped southeastern Australia on Saturday, intensifying bushfire risks and prompting authorities to ...

A bushfire grew to more than 74,000 hectares (182,857 acres) by Friday, December 27, burning through swathes of Grampians ...