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Australia's southeast is battling a heatwave, intensifying the risk of bushfires.  Some parts of the state of Victoria are forecasted to reach 45°C th ...

Firefighters expect the Grampians fire to spread in the worst bushfire conditions since Black Summer and fear other blazes ...

Hot, sticky conditions in central and southeast parts of the country are expected to endure through the weekend.

In the same week that the bushfire in the Grampians began, the Albanese Labor government announced four coal mine expansions.

Firefighters battle bushfires amid heatwave conditions in Australia - Victoria . Most visited website in Sri Lanka.

Victoria remains on high alert as bushfires continue to burn in the Grampians region despite a cool change. Waverley's mayor ...

A helicopter flies over the Grampians bushfire. The fire in the Grampians region has burnt at least 55,000 hectares of ...

Emergency authorities say initial impact assessments indicate one residential property and seven other structures have been ...

Authorities in Australia have issued bushfire warnings and total fire bans in multiple states as extreme heat intensifies ...

Blazes in Victoria’s Grampians National Park are yet to be contained as of Christmas morning, with a total fire ban to take ...

Victoria's Grampians National Park bushfire continues to burn out of control, but intense conditions are set to ease into the ...