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,...
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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...
Foreign ministry issues guidance for Cypriot citizens in Australia
The ministry of foreign affairs has issued guidance for Cypriot citizens in Australia, due to the raging bushfires, with the situation expected to worsen, as...
BBQ drugs suspect remanded for a further eight days
A 30-year-old man was remanded for a further eight days on Sunday in connection with 645 kilos of ecstasy found in barbecue kits shipped from...
Two Cypriot suspects implicated in BBQ ecstasy probe (updated)
Police have detained a 30-year-old Cypriot businessman in connection with hundreds of ecstasy-filled barbecue kits shipped from Limassol and seized by Australian authorities earlier this...
Bushfires hit emergency level on Sydney’s outskirts; one dead in S.Australia
Catastrophic conditions fueled massive bushfires across Australia’s New South Wales state on Saturday, with three blazes around Sydney burning at emergency level, while in South...
Australian PM apologises for vacation as firefighters killed in huge blazes
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison issued a rare public apology on Friday and cut short a Hawaiian vacation in response to mounting public anger after...
Ring of fire: Australian state declares emergency as wildfires approach Sydney
Australia’s most populous state declared its second emergency in as many months on Thursday as extreme heat and strong winds stoked more than 100 bushfires,...
Police know company behind ecstasy-carrying barbecues
Police on Wednesday said they know which company exported to Sydney the hundreds of aluminium barbecue kits in which 645 kilogrammes of ecstasy were discovered....
Police expect arrests in Cyprus after major drugs seizure in Australia (Updated)
Australian police have arrested two men for allegedly smuggling 645 kilogrammes of ecstasy hidden inside hundreds of aluminium barbecues that had been shipped from Cyprus...
Ferries halted, alarms triggered as Sydney choked by bushfire smoke
Smoke from Australia’s fierce bushfires settled over Sydney in still conditions on Tuesday, setting off fire alarms, and halting ferry services as famous landmarks disappeared...
Fears grow about Sydney after Australia fires merge into giant blaze (Updated)
Bushfires fanned by winds combined into a single giant blaze north of Sydney late on Friday, blanketing Australia’s biggest city in hazardous smoke, causing weekend...
Sydney gasps for air as Australia bushfire smoke reaches record levels
The Australian state of New South Wales was gasping under the worst levels of air pollution ever recorded on Friday as smoke from widespread bushfires...
Australians shelter from bushfires as political pressure rises
By Colin Packham SYDNEY, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Firefighters battled against hundreds of bushfires across Australia‘s east coast on Thursday as scores of blazes sprang up...
Sydneysiders urged to stay indoors as Australian bushfire smoke blankets city
Strong winds stoked more than 100 fires across Australia’s east coast on Tuesday, blanketing Sydney in hazardous smoke and prompting health warnings for the country’s...
Australians shelter and flee as firefighters battle 150 bushfires
Australian officials ordered people in several communities, including a major tourist destination, to evacuate immediately on Wednesday as firefighters struggled to contain more than 150...
Australia battles bushfires, prepares for “catastrophic” conditions
Australian firefighters raced on Sunday to contain widespread bushfires that have left three people dead, and warned of “catastrophic” fire conditions ahead, including around the...
Australian newspapers redact front pages to protest media curbs
Australia‘s biggest newspapers ran front pages on Monday made up to appear heavily redacted, in a protest against legislation that restricts press freedoms, a rare...
