Canadian air tanker fighting Australia bushfires crashes, killing three
A Canadian-owned Hercules C-130 air tanker crashed while fighting bushfires in Australia’s alpine region on Thursday, killing all three of its crew, authorities said. All...
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KFC apologises for ‘sexist’ Australian ad
KFC apologised for an advertisement in Australia that shows two young boys staring at a woman’s breasts, after calls from a local campaign group to...
Australian bushfires hit coal output, hazardous conditions to return
Mining giant BHP Group said on Tuesday that poor air quality caused by smoke from Australia’s bushfires is hurting coal production, as authorities said a...
Australian government says to support tourism industry as bushfires recede
By Lidia Kelly and Stefica Nicol Bikes The Australian government said on Sunday it will provide financial aid to the country’s tourism sector that’s been...
Australia’s bushfire-stricken east welcomes drenching rain
Intense thunderstorms with heavy rains dampened bushfires on Australia’s east coast on Friday, to the relief of exhausted firefighters and farmers battling years of drought,...
Melbourne smothered in smoke as Australian bushfires burn despite cool change
Australia‘s devastating bushfire season is far from over despite cooler weather this week, Victorian state officials warned on Tuesday as Melbourne was blanketed by hazardous...
Australian firefighters get reprieve after tough night
Bushfire conditions on Australia‘s east coast eased on Saturday after a tough night for firefighters, and authorities said they expect to have at least a week...
“Get out”: Australians flee again as heat and wind fan huge bushfires
Australia urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes on Friday and prepared military backup as soaring temperatures and erratic winds...
Australia issues new evacuation alerts as monster bushfires regenerate
Australian authorities issued new warnings and evacuation notices across the country’s heavily populated southeast on Thursday as a return of hot weather fanned huge bushfires...
Australia strengthens bushfire defences as economic, environmental costs mount
By Colin Packham Australian firefighters used a break from searing temperatures on Tuesday to strengthen containment lines around huge wildfires as the financial and environmental...
New bushfire flares in southeast Australia as damage assessment begins
A dangerous fire flared up in southeastern Australia on Sunday even as cooler conditions elsewhere allowed authorities to begin assessing the damage from heatwave-spurred blazes...
‘Too late to leave’: Bushfires out of control across southeast Australia (Updated)
By John Mair and Will Ziebell Bushfires burned dangerously out of control on Australia’s east coast on Saturday, fanned by high temperatures and strong winds...
Australia urges people to flee as fires set to surge at weekend (Update)
Authorities urged Australians on Friday to evacuate parts of the eastern states of Victoria and New South Wales to escape bushfires they fear are set to...
Australian authorities steer mass evacuation as wildfires raze holiday towns (Update)
Tens of thousands of holiday makers fled seaside towns on Australia‘s east coast on Thursday as bushfires approached, and military ships and helicopters began rescuing thousands...
Twelve dead, several missing as Australia counts the cost of devastating bushfires
A third person was confirmed dead on Wednesday in devastating bushfires that engulfed Australia’s southeast coast this week and a fourth was missing and feared...
Thousands trapped on Australian beaches by dangerous bushfires (Update)
Thousands swarmed to beaches on Australia’s east coast on Tuesday to escape fierce wildfires bearing down on several seaside towns, as the government readied naval...
Australia’s worsening fires force mass evacuation, claim ninth life
A volunteer firefighter was killed battling Australian bushfires on Monday as “columns” of flames generating their own dangerous weather systems bore down on a tourist...
Battle to save Australian wildlife as bushfires rage
A possum severely burnt by bushfires in Australia’s Blue Mountains laps water from a bowl as her rescuer holds her gently in a towel, while...
Thousands of koalas feared dead as Australian wildfires destroy habitat
Thousands of koalas are feared to have died in a wildfire-ravaged area north of Sydney, further diminishing Australia’s iconic marsupial, while the fire danger accelerated...
New Zealand police suspend search for two missing in deadly eruption
New Zealand police said on Tuesday they were ending the search for the bodies of two people still missing following the deadly eruption of a volcano earlier...
