Australia fires

Hundreds of Australians move to evacuation centres in the locked-down city, as more warnings are issued.

An escalating blaze is racing towards Perth as the city of two million remains under a snap lockdown.

As temperatures continue to remain high, parts of Australia are facing their worst fire risk in a year.

Smoke from wildfires could be a surprising new route for the spread of microbes, experts believe.

The massive fire front has raced within 700m of a holiday township on Fraser Island off Queensland.

Provisional figures indicate that 2020 will be one of the hottest in a record dating back to 1850.

The fire is sweeping through the World Heritage site off the east coast, destroying unique forests.

Australia, where it is still officially spring, is already seeing soaring heat in several states.

A long-awaited report into Australia's bushfires warns of an "alarming" outlook in future decades.

The New South Wales ruling coalition is in crisis amid internal fighting over a koala protection policy.

After a disaster "not seen in Australia in recorded history", an inquiry makes dozens of recommendations.