What can be done to stop them? Lots of things can be done to make houses safer and lower the risk of damage from bushfires. People are moved to relief centres if their houses are at risk of being ...

but you should be able to stop them before it comes to that,” Prof Stanley said. Parts of Queensland were heavily impacted by bushfires. “There are patterns of when we know fires are more ...

Despite the fire threat, Ms Gordon and her husband Darren are committed to rebuilding in the bush, but the next house will hopefully survive any bushfire that comes their way. "We love this ...

The state's land management agencies and the Country Fire Service say the plan is the first of its kind and will reduce the threat of bushfires in some of the highest risk areas. It covers more ...

Sky News host Peta Credlin says "any idea closing down coal-fired power stations" will somehow stop bushfires caused by lightning strikes and arson "is just crackers".

There is an eery uniqueness to the smell of bushfires. It's the smell of summer, and of uncertainty; of unpredictability, tinged with fear. Once upon a time, it was the smell of rejuvenation ...