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The Albanese Government is activating financial assistance through the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) for communities impacted by the recent bushfires in Victoria. From 2pm local time on Wednesday 14 January 2026, the AGDRP will be available for eligible people in the following locations: Barkers Creek, Harcourt, Harcourt North,…

Emergency services specialists deployed to assist with bushfire response in Victoria Firefighters and Incident Management Team to support impacted communities WA contingent to provide valuable resources to help stretched local crews Thirty-eight Western Australian emergency services specialists have answered a national call for assistance to help protect communities devastated by…

Published January 11, 2026 7:43am SYDNEY - Australian authorities said on Sunday it would take firefighters weeks to get on top of bushfires in the country's southeast that have razed homes, cut power to thousands of homes and burned swathes of bushland. The blazes have torn through more than 300,000…