Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan tour the fire-damaged town of Harcourt in Victoria ...

Bushfires threatened dozens of rural towns in southeast Australia on Friday, firefighters said, as hot winds fanned "hectic" conditions in the tinder-dry countryside. Temperatures are forecast to soar ...

The French sexual abuse survivor has written a frank and fearless account of the assaults she endured and her decision to ...

Three people, including a child, are missing after bushfires tore through parts of Victoria under “catastrophic” conditions, destroying homes and forcing emergency warnings across south-eastern ...

The latest seasonal bushfire outlook has identified large parts of Victoria, NSW and southern WA as still at risk, even though summer is almost over.

Bushfires have razed hundreds of buildings across southeast Australia, authorities said Sunday, as they confirmed the first death from the disaster. Temperatures soared past 40C as a heatwave ...

The vast majority of aged care facilities would be unable to evacuate in the case of a bushfire, according to the Australian Workers Union.

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends a conversation on Governing for Working People at the 2025 Global Progress Action Summit, in London, Britain, September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Jack ...

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - An Australian firefighter was killed overnight after he was struck by a tree while trying to control a bushfire that had destroyed homes and burnt large swathes of ...

The Longwood bushfire burns, in a location given as Longwood, Victoria, Australia, in this handout image released on January 7, 2026. Wandong Fire Brigade/Handout via REUTERS SYDNEY, Jan 11 (Reuters) ...

Bushfires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in southeast Australia on Friday, firefighters said, as hot winds fanned "hectic" conditions in the tinder-dry countryside. Temperatures ...