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Will bushfires affect Australian Open tennis?
Here are the implications the Australian fires might have on tennis players as they gear up for the first grand slam of the new decade
Australian ‘megablaze’ brought under control
Exhausted firefighters said they had finally brought Australia’s largest “megablaze” under control Monday, as wet weather promised to deliver much-needed respite for countryside…
Australia’s fires give us a glimpse of what’s coming
The government is reaffirming its commitment to coal. But as the crisis deepens, climate barbarism is no longer an option
Firestorms: How Australia’s bushfires created their own weather
During Victoria’s Black Saturday bushfires in 2009, lightning strikes caused new fires up to 100 kilometres away from the original blaze
Fire-hit Australia gets $1.4bn recovery fund as troops deployed
Firefighters joined by fresh teams from the US and Canada were taking advantage of rainy and cooler conditions to tackle out-of-control blazes
Australians trapped by bushfires told ‘too late to leave’
Authorities told residents in fire-stricken regions to seek shelter, warning they had no time to escape before their communities were engulfed
Clarke pulls out of T20 Champions League
Australian Michael Clarke has pulled out of the New South Wales team to play at the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 tournament in India next month