The NSW bushfire inquiry final report has underscored a need to equip firefighters with more advanced technology, such as drones, remote sensors, data science, and artificial intelligence (AI), to ...

More than 60,000 koalas were killed, injured or displaced in Australian bushfires last summer, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has estimated, in what it called a deeply disturbing number for a ...

The 1952 bushfires in New South Wales (NSW) stand as one of the most significant events in Australia's bushfire history, not for their death toll, but for the enduring lessons they offered in fire ...

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The Australian bushfires have displaced hundreds of thousands of people and killed half a billion animals. Here's how you can help. WIRES receives up to 95,000 requests for rescue advice and ...

A total of AU$28 million over four years will be directed into research and development of new technologies and industries to help New South Wales tackle future bushfires. NSW Treasurer Dominic ...

Australia's bushfire nightmare is finally coming to an end. After 240 days of fire fighting, enduring thick smoke, and watching homes and animals go up in flames, the New South Wales (NSW) Rural Fire ...

Meet the people rescuing and caring for the animal survivors of Australia’s devastating bushfires. Iconic species like koalas, kangaroos and wombats face a series of hurdles to recover from their ...

Australia’s record-breaking 2019-20 bushfires were likely made worse by climate change, an inquiry has found, warning that such devastating wildfires are likely to happen again. The New South Wales ...

A 17-year-old volunteer firefighter has faced court after allegedly sparking a series of bush fires in Sydney's west that he later helped put out.

The wildfires of the “black summer” were a game-changer for Australia, and they had a large emotional toll on those affected. Go behind the scenes with the filmmakers of Australian Bushfire Rescue, as ...