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Winter bushfires warning as warmer weather lifts threat

Winter bushfires warning as warmer weather lifts threat

Above average temperatures and below average rainfall are likely to bring a heightened bushfire risk to parts of inland NSW and central Australia this winter.

Body search delayed by demolition of city fire building

Body search delayed by demolition of city fire building

Body search delayed by demolition of city fire building

Body search delayed by demolition of city fire building

Demolition of a former Sydney hat factory destroyed in a major fire has delayed the search for any human remains inside the building.

Minister erupts as levy stokes council funding tensions

Minister erupts as levy stokes council funding tensions

Minister erupts as levy stokes council funding tensions

Minister erupts as levy stokes council funding tensions

NSW councils hoping for a handout to cover new expenses for fire and emergency services have been told to get their own house in order.

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Demolition job begins on Sydney building gutted by fire

Demolition job begins on Sydney building gutted by fire

A burnt-out former factory in central Sydney is slowly being demolished as police speak with a fourth teenage boy about the devastating blaze.

Demolition plans set for burnt-out Sydney factory

Demolition plans set for burnt-out Sydney factory

A burnt-out former hat factory in Sydney that was destroyed by a once-in-a-decade blaze is set to be demolished, allowing for a search for any bodies.

Police seek CCTV vision of Sydney inferno's beginnings

Police seek CCTV vision of Sydney inferno's beginnings

Fire investigators are appealing for anyone with vision from cars or CCTV footage of the streets immediately around the site of a huge CBD blaze in Sydney.

Tight exclusion zone remains after massive Sydney blaze

Tight exclusion zone remains after massive Sydney blaze

Police and fire investigators say the site of a massive inner-city building fire in Sydney remains an exclusion zone, with demolition crews assessing risks.

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Huge fire that toppled Sydney CBD building contained

Huge fire that toppled Sydney CBD building contained

Huge fire that toppled Sydney CBD building contained

Huge fire that toppled Sydney CBD building contained

A fire in Sydney's CBD that destroyed a seven-storey building has been contained after 120 firefighters tackled the huge blaze.

Men lucky to be alive after boat catches fire and sinks

Men lucky to be alive after boat catches fire and sinks

Men lucky to be alive after boat catches fire and sinks

Men lucky to be alive after boat catches fire and sinks

Two men are shaken but uninjured after their boat caught fire and sank in waters south of Melbourne's city centre.

Cooking oil, heater warning after deadly shed fire

Cooking oil, heater warning after deadly shed fire

Cooking oil, heater warning after deadly shed fire

Cooking oil, heater warning after deadly shed fire

A coroner has highlighted the dangers of using heaters to dry towels and leaving cooking oil unattended after a fatal shed fire in Tasmania.

Lost Qld firefighter remembered as 'pillar of strength'

Lost Qld firefighter remembered as 'pillar of strength'

Lost Qld firefighter remembered as 'pillar of strength'

Lost Qld firefighter remembered as 'pillar of strength'

Izabella Nash has been hailed as an "outstanding" firefighter and "incredible human being" at a memorial service following her death after a factory blaze.

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