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Bass Strait island bushfire puts properties in danger

Bass Strait island bushfire puts properties in danger

Homes and properties are under threat from an out-of-control bushfire on Flinders Island in Bass Strait.

WA bushfire warning downgraded to watch and act

WA bushfire warning downgraded to watch and act

WA bushfire warning downgraded to watch and act

WA bushfire warning downgraded to watch and act

A bushfire warning for residents of Albany in Western Australia has been downgraded from emergency to watch and act.

Sydney heat records tumble as fires burn in Victoria

Sydney heat records tumble as fires burn in Victoria

Sydney heat records tumble as fires burn in Victoria

Sydney heat records tumble as fires burn in Victoria

Locals and campers have been told to flee an out-of-control bushfire in Victoria's Gippsland region as Sydney sweats through its hottest October day on record.

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More than 100 dead, 150 injured in Iraq wedding fire

More than 100 dead, 150 injured in Iraq wedding fire

Flares lit during celebrations at a wedding in Iraq are believed to have sparked a fire that killed more than 100 people and injured 150 others.

Toddler's shed fire death ruled an accident

Toddler's shed fire death ruled an accident

The death of a three-year-old boy in a shed fire in Tasmania has been ruled an accident by the coroner.

Tesla battery fire expected to burn for days

Tesla battery fire expected to burn for days

A Tesla battery fire at Genex-owed battery storage facility in central Queensland is expected to burn for days and residents are being urged to stay indoors.

PM urges Australians to prepare for the worst on fires

PM urges Australians to prepare for the worst on fires

Australia's governments and emergency agencies are being stress-tested ahead of a drier and hotter summer that carries the potential of devastating bushfires.

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Chaotic rescue as smoke, fire trap care block residents

Chaotic rescue as smoke, fire trap care block residents

Chaotic rescue as smoke, fire trap care block residents

Chaotic rescue as smoke, fire trap care block residents

People sought refuge on balconies and made panicked calls to triple zero when they became trapped inside a burning residential care facility.

Floods, cyclones, bushfires: summer shocker on cards

Floods, cyclones, bushfires: summer shocker on cards

Floods, cyclones, bushfires: summer shocker on cards

Floods, cyclones, bushfires: summer shocker on cards

Bushfires and heatwaves are only some of the natural disasters Australia should prepare for in coming months, an emergency management expert has warned.

Man arrested for allegedly lighting 80 fires across NT

Man arrested for allegedly lighting 80 fires across NT

Man arrested for allegedly lighting 80 fires across NT

Man arrested for allegedly lighting 80 fires across NT

A man has been arrested for allegedly lighting fires across the Northern Territory, which is bracing for one of its worst fire seasons in recent years.

Queensland on bushfire alert as spring heat fans fears

Queensland on bushfire alert as spring heat fans fears

Queensland on bushfire alert as spring heat fans fears

Queensland on bushfire alert as spring heat fans fears

Fire crews remain on high alert as unseasonably hot spring weather sends temperatures soaring to almost 40C in parts of Queensland.

Cooler weather brings relief as firies battle blazes

Cooler weather brings relief as firies battle blazes

Cooler weather brings relief as firies battle blazes

Cooler weather brings relief as firies battle blazes

Firefighters are looking to take advantage of cooler conditions as they battle to control several blazes and carry out vital hazard-reduction burns.

Cool change gives small relief to fire crews across NSW

Cool change gives small relief to fire crews across NSW

Cool change gives small relief to fire crews across NSW

Cool change gives small relief to fire crews across NSW

NSW communities near the Queensland border and on Sydney's western fringe have been told to prepare to take action as multiple bushfires burn across the state.

Water-bombing chopper crashes in dam, pilot unhurt

Water-bombing chopper crashes in dam, pilot unhurt

Water-bombing chopper crashes in dam, pilot unhurt

Water-bombing chopper crashes in dam, pilot unhurt

A pilot has escaped injury after a firefighting helicopter crashed into a dam while it was collecting water to battle a blaze in Queensland.

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Bushfire forces people to sleep in cars as threat eases

A bushfire near a tourist hotspot on Tasmania's east coast sparked the evacuation of campers and forced some people to sleep in their cars overnight.

Campers flee tourist hotspot as bushfire sparks alerts

A warning urging people to seek shelter has been issued as a bushfire burns out of control on Tasmania's east coast near the popular Freycinet Peninsula.

Queensland braces for bushfires as season starts early

With Queensland already battling an early start to bushfire season and a heatwave creeping north, the state's authorities are confident they are prepared.

No relief for days as eastern heatwave spreads

Firefighters are working to bring blazes under control as several states swelter through heatwave conditions.

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Fire engulfs 18-storey building in Sudanese capital

An 18-storey tower in the centre of Khartoum has caught fire during clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Emerald residents return after bushfire evacuations

Residents in Emerald in central Queensland have been told they can return to their homes after earlier evacuating over a fast-moving bushfire.

NT mega fire under control, but crews remain on alert

Authorities are catching their breath as a huge blaze in the Northern Territory is downgraded after threatening towns for more than a week.

Reinforcements from across border help slow mega-blaze

Firefighters are making headway against a huge fire that continues to threaten 3000 residents in a remote Northern Territory town.

Fire too fast for containment lines near NT town

A fire almost five times the size of the ACT has burst containment lines as Northern Territory authorities scramble to keep up with the fast-moving blaze.

Vic on alert for high-risk bushfire season after floods

As regional communities continue to pick up the pieces from devastating floods, Victoria will lurch back into a high-risk bushfire season this spring.

Children's Commissioner resigns after compensation ask

Colleen Gwynne demanded compensation after the NT government spent more than $260,000 trying to prosecute her for abuse of office.

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