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Firefighters hit out at Aussie PM over bushfire response

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 10:59 AM

Australian firefighters -- from top brass to weary volunteers -- hit out Prime Minister Scott Morrison's handling of the bushfire crisis Sunday, as strains from the months-long fight began to show. Read more »

Australian bushfires ease on cooler weather, death toll rises

Reuters
Posted at Jan 05 09:00 AM

A weather change eased fire threats in southeastern Australia on Sunday after a horror day of blazes that killed one man and injured four firefighters, though authorities said risks remained with a number of fires burning at emergency levels. Read more »

Australian navy begins mass evacuations as new fire threat looms

Jill Gralow and Wayne Cole, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 03 12:33 PM

BATEMANS BAY, Australia/SYDNEY - The Australian navy on Friday began evacuating around 1,000 people stranded on the east coast of the fire-ravaged country as a searing weather front was set to whip up more blazes across the states of Victoria and New South Wales (NSW). Read more »

Australian Prime Minister jeered by angry bushfire victims

Reuters
Posted at Jan 03 10:16 AM

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison faced enraged hecklers and an angry firefighter in a town ravaged by bushfires, piling pressure on the leader amid an unprecedented crisis that has killed at least 18 people. Read more »

Australia orders mass evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwave

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 02 07:58 AM

Catastrophic blazes ripped through swathes of the continent's south-east on New Year's Eve, killing at least eight people and stranding holidaymakers as seaside towns were ringed by flames.   Read more »

12 dead, several missing as Australia counts the cost of devastating bushfires

Colin Packham, Reuters
Posted at Jan 01 01:42 PM

SYDNEY - A third person was confirmed dead on Wednesday in devastating bushfires that engulfed Australia's southeast coast this week and a fourth was missing and feared dead, as navy ships rushed to provide supplies and assist with evacuations.   Read more »

World rings in the new year amid wildfires, protests

Swati Pandey, Jessie Pang and Twinnie Siu, Reuters
Posted at Dec 31 10:20 PM

Australians greeted the new year on Wednesday with a spectacular firework display over Sydney Harbour, despite deadly wildfires. Read more »

Toxic Sydney bushfire haze a 'public health emergency'

Holly Robertson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 16 09:44 AM

Hundreds of climate change-fueled bushfires have been raging across Australia for months, with a "mega-blaze" burning north of Sydney destroying several homes overnight and fires near Perth threatening towns.   Read more »

Australia fires expected to spread in 'severe' conditions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 09:30 AM

Australians braced for deadly bushfires to spread and intensify Tuesday, as strong winds and high temperatures created "severe" fire conditions. Read more »

Fears grow about Sydney after Australia fires merge into giant blaze

Colin Packham and Byron Kaye, Reuters
Posted at Dec 06 06:16 PM

SYDNEY - Bushfires fanned by winds combined into a single giant blaze north of Sydney late on Friday, blanketing Australia's biggest city in hazardous smoke, causing weekend sports games to be cancelled and prompting calls for outdoor workers to stay home.   Read more »

Australian PM denies climate link as smoke chokes Sydney

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 21 09:47 PM

Australia's Prime Minister on Thursday denied his climate policies had caused unprecedented bushfires ravaging the country and insisted his government was doing enough to tackle global warming.   Read more »

Bushfires conditions worsen in east and west Australia

Reuters
Posted at Nov 17 09:14 AM

Rising temperatures, lightning strikes and gusty winds further raised fire danger on both coasts of Australia on Sunday as the country already battles more than 120 bushfires and firefighters work day and night trying to contain them. Read more »

Death toll in Australia bushfires rises to 4

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 08:00 AM

The death toll from devastating bushfires in eastern Australia has risen to four after a man's body was discovered in a scorched area of bushland, police said Thursday. Read more »

Australian bushfires wipe out half of koala colony, threaten more

Reuters
Posted at Nov 12 02:55 PM

Bushfires have wiped out about half the koalas living on a coastal reserve in New South Wales, experts estimated on Friday, as a record number of intense fires rage around the Australian state. Read more »

Australia's east coast declares state of emergency amid 'catastrophic' fire threat

Colin Packham, Reuters
Posted at Nov 11 07:54 AM

Fires in northern New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland over the weekend killed three people and destroyed more than 150 homes.   Read more »

2 dead, at least 100 homes lost in Australia bushfires

Andrew Beatty, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 10 09:07 AM

At least two people have died and 100 homes have been destroyed as an unprecedented number of bushfires tore through eastern Australia Saturday. Read more »

Australian firefighters battle widespread blazes, brace for worse conditions

Will Ziebell, Reuters
Posted at Nov 10 08:37 AM

Australian firefighters will spend Sunday trying to contain bushfires as authorities warn that widespread fire danger on Tuesday will stretch their ability to protect people.   Read more »