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A new video shows the unfathomable speed at which the Australian bushfires are spreading, completely overwhelming a firefighting crew in less than three minutes. It's a stark example of why, for so many people, running from the flames is much easier said than…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Fires in NSW have killed 25 people and damaged or destroyed thousands of homes The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has announced an independent inquiry into the ongoing bushfires, promising to "leave no stone unturned".The six-month inquiry will examine the causes of…

VideoAn army helicopter's landing lights are thought to have sparked a bushfire burning south of Canberra.

By Byron KayeSYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday he wants greater federal powers during natural disasters, as authorities warned bushfires ravaging the country for months were sweeping through a national park near the capital.Morrison said he wanted to set up a "legal framework that would…

By Mark Kaufman2020-01-28 21:10:10 UTC Australia's historic fire season, enhanced by a warming climate, still rages.  Though the profoundly parched bushlands around southeastern Australia received a much-needed deluge in mid-January, the rain was only enough to reduce fires — not stomp them out. It's still peak fire season in many…

Bushfires are still scorching Australia and the crisis is far from over. On Tuesday, a bushfire dubbed the Orroral Fire started in a national park near the capital city of Canberra quadrupled in size and quickly grew by hundreds of acres an hour. The latest…

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The three U.S. firefighters killed when their C-130 Hercules tanker plane crashed while battling fierce bushfires in Australia were all former U.S. military members aged in their 40s with extensive flight experience. Coulson Aviation, the private Canadian firm that employed the trio, named them on Friday as…

The Red Cross in Australia is coming under fire from at least one local politician for dispersing just a quarter of the money collected for bushfire victims who have lost their homes. About $20.5 million of the $78.7 million ($30 million of $115 million in Au…

(CNN)Greg Page, the original lead singer of the popular Australian children's music group The Wiggles, has been rushed to hospital during the band's charity concert for bushfire relief in Sydney. The Yellow Wiggle of the much-loved four-piece group was taken…