Queensland firefighters are racing against the clock to prepare for a heightened bushfire season. A year of record-breaking rain across large parts of the state has increased fuel loads and recent wet ...

An emergency warning has been issued for a blaze in the Ravensbourne area, which is part of the Pechey fire responsible for blackening 3400 hectares in the past five days. Local mayor Paul Antonio ...

Several major fire alerts have been issued for Victoria while Queensland continues to battle widespread flooding. Soaring temperatures have sparked emergency-level bushfires on the first day of ...

Residents in the Peregian pocket of the Sunshine Coast have been told to leave their homes for the third time in 99 days as a ...

A fast-moving grass fire has jumped containment lines, with waterbombers called in as crews work to protect homes and ...

Hundreds of Queenslanders are being told to leave their homes to escape an out-of-control bushfire as conditions are expected to worsen today. “The fire is really causing us some concerns,” a ...

Fire conditions that have stoked dozens of blazes across Queensland are set to continue, challenging crews and leaving evacuated residents in limbo. A state of fire emergency was declared on Saturday ...

QUT researchers have built and tested a bushfire safe room that exceeds current Australian standards and could keep people alive or protect valuables when evacuation is no longer an option. Led by Dr ...