A blast of hot weather ignited bushfires in parts of NSW, as the mercury hit 40 degrees in Sydney's west ahead of a cool change. A person's collection of Barbie dolls worth $15,000 has been stolen ...

An innocent driver is dead after a fugitive truck thief led police on a high-speed chase through Melbourne's west. A person's collection of Barbie dolls worth $15,000 has been stolen from a home in ...

A heatwave has sent temperatures soaring and prompted total fire bans but a cool change is expected with some rain forecast ...

Australia's southeast is battling a heatwave, intensifying the risk of bushfires.  Some parts of the state of Victoria are forecasted to reach 45°C th ...

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Firefighters have contained the massive Grampians bushfire, making the most of the cool change after 21 days battling the blaze.

Firefighters in Victoria are working tirelessly to combat fresh bushfires that have sparked in the state’s central goldfields ...

Australia’s southeast is experiencing a heatwave that has intensified on Sunday, increasing the risk of bushfires and ...

Extreme heat has continued to blast Victoria for a third day. No new bushfires were sparked but lifesavers were pushed to their limits on beaches, recording their busiest day in more than 20 years.

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.

eastern side of the Grampians National Park from Halls Gap to Bornes Hill, including Mafeking and Watgania.

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