Bushfire

Australian aged care homes are inadequately prepared to evacuate in a bushfire, according to a union representing aged care workers. In January, more than 30 residents and staff at Natimuk Aged Care in western Victoria were unable to evacuate as a fast-moving bushfire got as close as the back door…

As native forest logging ends in parts of Australia, governments and industry are turning to large-scale forest thinning as a tool to reduce bushfire risk, prompting a new debate over how best to protect communities in a warming climate. Research shows thinning can lower fire severity under some conditions, especially…

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that most of Australia experienced above-average solar irradiance in January 2026 due to a hot, dry airmass and clear skies, boosting PV generation despite operational challenges from elevated temperatures, bushfire smoke, and dust...Read More

Open accessibility guide Skip to sections navigation Skip to content Skip to footer Advertisement National There are fears homes may have been lost in an erratic and fast-moving bushfire burning out of control on South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula. Updated February 3, 2026 — 7:07pm, first published 7:02pm Loading Latest in…

SYDNEY — A record-breaking heatwave baked Australia's southeast for a fifth straight day on Wednesday (Jan 28), fanning bushfires and straining the power grid, leaving thousands of properties without electricity. The heatwave is the worst seen in Victoria, Australia's second-most populous state, since the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires that killed…

A major heatwave across Australia’s southeast stoked bushfires, forced hundreds of residents in rural towns to evacuate and brought recordbreaking temperatures, with Melbourne recording its hottest day in nearly 17 years. A major heatwave across Australia’s southeast stoked bushfires, forced hundreds of residents in rural towns to evacuate and brought…

A dramatic change in the weather pattern is set to bring widespread rain to Australia's east coast this week, following last week's intense heatwave and destructive bushfires. The shift will deliver a "sustained period of wet weather" according to the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), which will help ease the immediate…

One person has died and 300 homes and buildings have been destroyed in bushfires that have torn across south-east Australia. The fires have raged in dozens of locations across the country for several days, mostly in the state of Victoria, but also in New South Wales, burning through land almost…

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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,…