A global team of researchers has turned its focus to an earlier detection of lightning strikes which cause devastating ...

Firefighters are continuing to tackle several bushfires threatening towns and burning through tens of thousands of hectares ...

WA's first photo wrap for the year features a devastating plane crash, the day-to-day of political campaigning and smiles from youngsters — both human and canine.

February 13, 9am: A bushfire raging at parts of the Overland Track has destroyed the Pine Forest Moor Hut, Tasmania Parks and ...

A hut on Tasmania’s renowned Overland Track has been destroyed by fire. Aerial images taken on Wednesday afternoon confirmed ...

Two out-of-control bushfires are threatening communities in north-west Tasmania, with peopled urged to heed warnings.

Tasmanians are being urged to leave their homes and towns, monitor conditions and prepare to take shelter as a complex web of ...

Images of injured koalas have become a symbol ... Australia has always been prone to bushfires in its hot, dry summers, but some scientists say the scale of this year's blazes has been ...

Smoke from multiple bushfires on Tasmania’s West Coast has spread across the state, blanketing Hobart and other regions.

Vic experienced the rare combination of extreme heat and severe thunderstorms, which sparked several new fires across the ...