The impact of fires on wildlife can be ‘catastrophic’, with some plant species feared extinct ...

During Australia’s 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires, wombats made headlines as much as the firefighters. In fact, multiple wombats were observed supposedly herding other animals into their own burrows ...

From bushfires Down Under to European floods, insurance and brokerage leaders are facing the same pressure-cooker mix: surge volumes, complex coverage questions, increasing claims costs, rising custom ...

The state and federal governments will substantially increase financial support for 23 Victorian local government areas devastated by bushfires this month.

More than 1,000 families in Victoria are being urged to evacuate as bushfires burn across the state and a severe heatwave ...

Insured losses from the bushfires burning through parts of Victoria since January 7 are estimated at more than $200 million ...

Conditions have improved on the fireground in parts of Victoria, where more than a dozen structures have been destroyed by flames. But authorities remain on alert.

The heatwave is the worst seen in Victoria, Australia's second-most populous state, since the 2009 Black Saturday ‍bushfires ...

By Renju Jose and Christine Chen SYDNEY, Jan 27 (Reuters) - A major heatwave across Australia's southeast stoked bushfires, forced hundreds of residents in rural towns to evacuate and brought ...

Emergency warnings for three out-of-control bushfires in Victoria have been downgraded, but residents near the Otway and ...

In many blackened towns, families are still putting out fires, mourning euthanised farm animals and defending their homes as ...