Fire authorities say an out-of-control bushfire is burning at Cape Otway, prompting an emergency warning for the area.

Residents are rejoicing as rain clouds rather than smoke cover the national park mountains and the fire is declared contained after burning out of control for 21 days.

Hot, sticky conditions in central and southeast parts of the country are expected to endure through the weekend.

In the same week that the bushfire in the Grampians began, the Albanese Labor government announced four coal mine expansions.

Authorities in Australia have issued bushfire warnings and total fire bans in multiple states as extreme heat intensifies ...

A bushfire raging for 21 days is finally contained, thanks to a cool change and rain bringing welcome relief for emergency crews.

A number of emergency evacuation orders have been downgraded after a cool change swept through western Victoria overnight.

Amid a sweltering weekend heatwave, hundreds of Victorian firefighters continued to battle out-of-control bushfires across the state’s west while lifesavers conducted more than 140 rescues.

Australia's southeast on Saturday sweltered in a heat wave that raised the risk of bushfires and led authorities to issue ...

A cool change has eased conditions for firefighters battling an out-of-control blaze in Victoria's Grampians following the worst bushfire conditions since 2019's Black Summer - as residents in ...

A statewide Total Fire Ban is in place for Victoria on Boxing Day. Picture: Ararat Fire Brigade Facebook CFA chief Jason Heffernan implored Victorians to prepare a bushfire plan, adding that ...

A scorching heatwave gripped southeastern Australia on Saturday, intensifying bushfire risks and prompting authorities to ...