16 bushfires are still burning across the West Coast, with emergency services issuing a watch and act alert for people near the remote Sandy Cape Track. The fires have already scorched nearly 30,000 ...

Firefighters are still working to contain more than a dozen bushfires ignited by dry lightning strikes in remote parts of ...

Tasmania’s World Heritage Wilderness Area and its ancient Huon pine trees are under threat as 17 rapidly growing bushfires ...

A bushfire triggered by dry lightning has closed a popular walking track and global tourist draw, as firefighters battle to control the “uncontained” fire.

Walkers scheduled to depart today have been stopped, and those on the track have been instructed to return to Cradle Valley ...