Towns in New South Wales and Queensland are sweltering today amid a record-breaking heatwave, as firefighters continue to ...

Because the ABC Emergency Alerts system relies entirely on information published by emergency agencies, despite the best efforts of those agencies, the ABC cannot guarantee that this information will ...

Firefighters have been working through the night to contain a major fire in Victoria's Otway Ranges that was "running hard ...

The warnings come as Storm Chandra blows into the UK from the west, bringing travel disruption and a risk of flooding with heavy rain predicted. Forecasters have warned that flooding in some areas is ...

A shift in wind direction caused wlldfires raging in the Australian state of Victoria to intensify, razing homes and forcing ...

Lismore City Council is putting a spotlight on its urban stormwater network, with a major drain‑clearing program now underway across the Lismore ...

Record temperatures are scorching parts of Victoria as the mercury soars on the hottest day since Black Saturday.

The Otways fire is still subject to a number of dynamic evacuation warnings. Among them, one issued at 5.45pm AEDT, warns ...

Parts of Victoria hit record high temperatures on Tuesday, as firefighters braced for an afternoon wind change expected to ...

Drivers are advised to allow up to five minutes’ extra travel time, drive to traffic conditions and follow the directions of ...

Hay and agistment requirements for livestock escaping fire-affected areas in southern Vic are expected to escalate as 40 ...