Bushfire
The temperature is rising ... and so is the death toll
Extreme weather events such as severe heatwaves, bushfires and supercharged storms are placing Australian lives at risk.
- by Professor Hilary Bambrick
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Environment
Worst fire conditions in 12 months feared for this weekend
Extreme heat and high winds are expected to hit Victoria.
- by Liam Mannix
Queensland
Queenslanders could pay for better insurance for the state's 36,000 rural firies
In 2010 Queensland's Audit Office asked for better legal protection for Queensland's 36,000 volunteer rural firefighters. Only now are changes about to begin.
- by Tony Moore
Aberdeen
People ignore 'catastrophic' alerts, go to look at fires, study finds
People tend to delay preparations to defend themselves or confirm the need to leave ahead of a bushfire until they can observe the blaze directly,
- by Peter Hannam
Police investigate suspicious Cheltenham blaze
A blaze that threatened homes in Melbourne's south-east on Wednesday is now being treated as suspicious.
- by Matilda Boseley & Anna Prytz
Beerwah
Sunshine Coast bushfire contained, warning downgraded
The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services earlier warned "firefighters may not be able to protect every property" from the Beerwah bushfire.
- by Toby Crockford
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Summer is coming: Get ready for four cyclones, bushfires and heatwaves
The Bureau of Meteorology warns Queensland of a "typical Australian summer" as the state comes out of its warmest winter on record.
- by Toby Crockford
Bushfire
A 73-year SEQ heat record fell this week yet Thursday could be even hotter
One record could be broken twice in the same week and three others look set to tumble as temperatures were expected to rise once again.
- by Toby Crockford
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Weather
Pair charged after cigarette butts spark bushfire
Police have charged two people after they allegedly ditched cigarette butts near Atkinsons Dam, starting a fire that ripped through hectares of bushland.
- by Amy Mitchell-Whittington
Extreme fire danger for parts of Queensland as temperatures soar
Much of the state remains at very high risk of bushfires, with temperatures forecast to push above 30C over the weekend.
Extreme Queensland conditions inflame fire risk
Residents across south-east Queensland are on high alert after several bushfires have plagued the region.
- by Stuart Layt & Shae McDonald