At work, Morgan Philpott cares for sick children. In his off-hours the Australian paediatric nurse turns his attention to an equally defenceless group: unwell koalas.

Residents in parts of Queensland have been told to prepare to leave their homes, as bushfires raging east of Bundaberg could ...

Australian scientists are using sniffer dogs to rescue koalas struggling to survive damaging bushfires as they try to avoid a repeat of last year's high death count of the native animals.

Our research shows that emerging fire regimes are pushing the very character of our forests. Picture: Tom Fairman, University of Melbourne Our research shows that emerging fire regimes are pushing the ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Four years since bushfires destroyed wide swathes of southeastern Australia, killing 33, the country is once again on high alert, bracing for what weather experts say will be the ...

Danielle Udy receives funding from the Australian Research Council through the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science and a Discovery Project Anthony Kiem receives funding from (i) the ...

The blaze on Moreton Island is believed to have been started by a campfire within an active fire ban zone on Saturday, the ...

A recent bushfire incident near the Bidyadanga Community has raised significant concerns regarding the safety and resilience of local residents. This article will explore the circumstances surrounding ...

Of all the major bushfires in Australia's history, the author believes none has left such a deep and lasting legacy as the 1961 bushfires in Western Australia. They were not the deadliest fires ...

Investigators believe the fire was sparked by a campfire lit on Saturday morning while an active fire ban was in place.

Firefighters are able to bring a blaze on the NSW Mid North Coast under control after a Watch and Act alert was issued on ...