Today
'Worst possible circumstances' for fires are coming
A heatwave coming to NSW this week threatens to exacerbate the loss, grief and frustrations of an already devastating fire season.
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- Bo Seo and Fiona Carruthers
Sydneysiders retreat indoors as bushfires rage
An analysis comparing what activities people did across two Sydney suburbs before and during the NSW bushfires shows stark changes to people's lifestyles.
- Natasha Gillezeau
Yesterday
Fire chief loses house in Blue Mountains blaze
Up to 20 buildings, including homes, were lost backburning and fire hazard reduction being conducted near Mount Wilson breached containment lines. "Everyone is exhausted and fed up battling this."
- Bo Seo and Fiona Carruthers
Bushfire destroys homes in Blue Mountains, worse conditions to come
One of the homes lost in a humungous blaze torching a vast area northwest of Sydney is believed to belong to the captain of a firefighting team.
- Updated
- Aine Fox
Smoke returns as doctors warn of 'health emergency'
Medical groups compared the health emergency to that of asbestos or tobacco, at the same time fire conditions deteriorate amid a heat wave.
- Hannah Wootton
This Month
On the fire ground, questions loom as large and angry as the flames
Twelve-hour rolling backburn shifts, headache-inducing smoke haze, dazed wildlife – and the fire’s not even here yet. Welcome to the new normal in the Australian bush.
- Fiona Carruthers
- Opinion
- Opinion
Yes, Prime Minister, it is a national disaster
It has finally occurred to Scott Morrison that, whatever he thought he had been doing to deal with the bushfire crisis, the rest of the country perhaps did not see it that way, writes Laura Tingle.
- Laura Tingle
Pressure mounts on Taylor as fires blaze
Several Liberal MPs believe Angus Taylor cannot sell the policy message given his track record of opposing renewable energy and his role in undermining Malcolm Turnbull on energy policy.
- Phillip Coorey
Australia to bake until March
Forecasters warn heatwaves and bushfires are more likely and several months of above average rainfall would be needed to turn things around.
- Bo Seo
- Analysis
- Climate policy
Fires spread a pall of depression
Scott Morrison can no longer ignore the fires that have spread a pall of depression over the country. A get-real approach to tackle the crisis is likely to pay long-term political dividends.
- Andrew Clark
PM says Sydney's smoke is 'unusual' but he's not to blame
Australia's contribution to global warming is too small to be the driving factor, says Scott Morrison.
- Phillip Coorey
20,000 protest over Sydney's smoke
It was estimated that tens of thousands of protesters marched from Town Hall to Hyde Park, taking over George Street to demand stronger climate action.
- Jodie Stephens
Government scrambles for climate credibility
The government is scrambling to buttress its climate change credentials in the midst of growing domestic and international criticism.
- Phillip Coorey
Energy minister says climate a 'matter of science'
NSW energy minister Matt Kean held firm on his stance NSW bushfires were linked to climate change after colleague Sarah Mitchell said the debate was "philosophical".
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- Hannah Higgins
Unions say it's illegal for staff to be forced to work in Sydney smoke
'We consider it illegal to be forced to work in these conditions and will stick up for any worker who wants to down tools,' says Unions NSW's Assistant Secretary.
- Jack Derwin
Sydney told to brace for 'unprecedented losses'
Sydney residents need to brace themselves for "unprecedented losses" as the bushfires on the city's doorstep breach its suburbs later this summer, an ex- fire chief warns..
Bushfire smog 10 times worse than 'hazardous'
As almost 3000 firefighters battled more than 80 bushfires across NSW, a former Fire and Rescue NSW commissioner described the federal government's inaction on climate change as "galling".
- Bo Seo
Offices evacuated as Sydney chokes
Ferry services have been suspended, flights delayed and office workers evacuated as thick bushfire smoke blankets the city and doctors declare a "climate emergency".
'Flogged for months': Firefighters brace for heatwave
Firefighters in NSW are bracing for a "lethal" combination of soaring temperatures, high winds and thunderstorms on Tuesday.
- Bo Seo
- Opinion
- Governance
What Kenneth Hayne says about climate change
Learned helplessness and short-termism suit those who still see climate change as a matter of belief or ideology, but the obligations directors have for the good of their companies are very clear.
- Kenneth Hayne
