Hazard reduction shouldn’t be hazardous. So why the escaped fire at Oxford Falls?
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Opinion

Hazard reduction shouldn’t be hazardous. So why the escaped fire at Oxford Falls?

Have we learnt all the lessons from our 2020 Black Summer disaster? Last weekend’s blaze suggests that we haven’t.

  • byIan Brown

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‘We are way behind’:Race against time to reduce fire risk in Sydney suburbs

‘We are way behind’:Race against time to reduce fire risk in Sydney suburbs

Sydney’s northern beaches are having another smoky day as firefighters battle to keep a wild hazard reduction burn under control.

  • byAngus Thomson
‘Nobody wants to do this’:the tough calls to mitigate climate change

‘Nobody wants to do this’:the tough calls to mitigate climate change

Is business as usual possible in a climate crisis? No,but not all is lost,says Parks Victoria’s chief scientist.

  • byBianca Hall
‘Climate breakdown’:State of calamity in Portugal as fires rage out of control

‘Climate breakdown’:State of calamity in Portugal as fires rage out of control

An anticyclone combined with high temperatures has created “a cocktail of dangerous conditions” north of Lisbon. More than 15,000 hectares have been scorched.

  • byPedro Nunes andSergio Goncalves
Indigenous burning stems wildfire carnage in Kimberley’s north

Indigenous burning stems wildfire carnage in Kimberley’s north

Wildfires destroying vast areas of the Kimberley have been drastically reduced by Indigenous fire management – and other savannah-rich countries are taking note.

  • byVictoria Laurie
WA ‘must quit prescribed burns’ with new tech now ready for roll-out

WA ‘must quit prescribed burns’ with new tech now ready for roll-out

New early detection and rapid bushfire suppression tech is being rolled out across the world and along Australia’s east coast. But it seems WA must wait a while.

  • bySarah Brookes
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Faced with an inferno,Gabrielle had to make a heartbreaking choice

Faced with an inferno,Gabrielle had to make a heartbreaking choice

At 4am on New Year’s Eve 2019 Daniel Lafferty and Gabrielle Powell were 45 minutes away from a wrenching decision.

  • byMelinda Ham
One killed and another injured as NSW battered by wild winds

One killed and another injured as NSW battered by wild winds

Strong winds also forced the cancellation of 90 flights to and from Sydney Airport,while authorities battled bushfires across the state.

  • byNick Newling andRiley Walter
‘Astonishing intensity of heat’:Australia just recorded its hottest ever winter’s day
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‘Astonishing intensity of heat’:Australia just recorded its hottest ever winter’s day

A freakishly hot end to winter has sent national climate records tumbling,sparked wildfires around NSW,and led to early closures and patchy snow at many ski resorts.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons andBianca Hall
Fire in Sydney’s south-west downgraded after emergency warning

Fire in Sydney’s south-west downgraded after emergency warning

Residents had been told to seek shelter as firefighters water bombed the out-of-control blaze near Liverpool.

  • byRiley Walter andNick Newling
Heat records are toppling in the northern hemisphere. What does it mean for Australia’s summer?

Heat records are toppling in the northern hemisphere. What does it mean for Australia’s summer?

Temperatures have topped 50 degrees in 10 countries around the world in the past year,but Australia could experience a cooler,wetter summer.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons