Authorities have launched a massive response to the virus outbreak in Melbourne The border between Australia's two most populous states, Victoria and New South Wales (NSW), is to close after a ...

A house has caught fire, reportedly after a lightning strike in Melbourne's north-west, as bushfires continue to burn in ...

Victorians are being warned to brace for a longer than usual bushfire season with no significant rain forecast for the rest of the month.

SYDNEY: Australia's southeast sweltered in a heatwave on Monday (Jan 27), raising the bushfire risk and prompting authorities to issue fire bans for several parts of Victoria state. The extreme ...