Firefighters in Victoria are battling at least six major fires as a severe heatwave drives hazardous bushfire conditions ...
A major heatwave across Australia’s southeast stoked bushfires, forced hundreds of residents in rural towns to evacuate and brought record-breaking temperatures, with Melbourne recording its hottest ...
The temperature in Renmark, in South Australia’s rural Riverland area, reached 49.6C, its hottest day on record. Sizzling ...
Towns in New South Wales and Queensland are sweltering today amid a record-breaking heatwave, as firefighters continue to ...
The Australian Open is off to a cooler start today after parts of Melbourne buckled under 45-degree heat yesterday, in a ...
Five people in India’s West Bengal have been confirmed infected with the Nipah virus, as countries tighten airport security amid growing concerns. The infected individuals are all healthcare workers ...
Parts of Australia have sweltered in record temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius or 122 Fahrenheit during a prolonged heat wave.
More than 21,000 homes across Victoria remain without power, including many in suburbs across Melbourne’s north and southeast ...
Temperatures nudged 50 degrees in north-western parts of the state, while Melbourne sizzled to a top of 45.6 degrees in the ...
Steve Evans is a reporter on The Canberra Times. He's been a BBC correspondent in New York, London, Berlin and Seoul and the ...