About 100 bushfires are raging in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), with the most severe forming into a "mega blaze" north of Sydney. More than 2,000 firefighters are battling ...

Emergency crews in Australia are battling unseasonal bushfires which have erupted across drought-stricken New South Wales (NSW). Almost 80 fires were burning along the state's coast on Thursday ...

A bushfire is threatening homes near Newcastle ... Residents in Pelaw Main, South Weston have been told to seek shelter now as it's too late to leave. The Kurri Kurri hospital is also at ...

Severe heatwave conditions are expected to ease during the weekend. Being prepared and following your bushfire survival plan is vital if there's a bushfire warning for your area. Electricity supply is ...

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Bushfires are burning across Australia, with particularly intense, dangerous fires in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. The scale and intensity of the bushfires are unprecedented. Nearly ...

With high temperatures and strong winds forecast this week across the country, bushfire authorities are on alert. Alongside ...

NSW Rural Fire Service crews protect properties on Canoon Rd, South Turramurra, north of Sydney, Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Source: AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts Have you tried the Ugly Ducklings of ...

Residents of a town in the Australian state of Queensland have been evacuated due to a threat posed by a fast-moving bushfire ...

Australian authorities declared a seven-day state of emergency in New South Wales state on Thursday as a record heatwave fanned unprecedented bushfires raging across the region. Some 100 fires ...

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A bushfire is threatening homes near Newcastle ... town of Casterton are cleaning up after a wild storm hit the state's south-west. Locals are assessing the damage after parts of Queensland ...