Australian Bush Fires
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Thousands flee new Australian fires threat
Australian firefighters bracing for a renewed threat from wildfires were cautiously optimistic they had prevented the blazes flaring again.
Schools close as Australia braces for resurgent wildfires
Hundreds of Australian schools and childcare centres will be closed on Friday because of a resurgent threat from wildfires, officials said.
Own the fuel, own the fire
Arson is suspected, but Australians must accept pollution and unbridled growth are firebugs too, writes Tim Flannery.
Australia fire survivors in emotional return to ruined town
Survivors made a return on Saturday to a town burnt to ashes in Australia’s deadliest bushfires, as police picked through the crime scene.
Australia blames arsonists for deadly wildfires
Arsonists lit a wildfire that killed 21 people in Australia and are suspected of starting another that razed a whole town, police said on Thursday.
New arson attacks suspected as Australian fires rage
Australian police investigated fresh arson attacks and looting on Wednesday as angry survivors pressed for access to towns devastated by wildfires.