Firefighters have managed to slow the spread of a dangerous bushfire burning north of Perth. Still, authorities fear the upcoming extreme weather conditions will impede efforts to bring it under control. The Red Gully blaze which has been burning since Saturday Jan. 2 now has a perimeter of more than 100 kilometres and destroyed over…

A number of inland communities north of Perth are under threat from a fast-moving bushfire, with homes and lives at risk. The blaze has already burnt through more than 7200 hectares and is proving difficult for firefighters to contain as it burns out of control, fanned by strong easterly winds. Authorities are concerned for people…

Dairy farmer Rob Miller has endured four fires and three floods in a year. The first blaze came on New Year’s Eve. “We were prepared, but I don’t think anyone could have prepared for last summer,” he told AAP from his Milton farm on the NSW South Coast 12 months on. He and his partner’s…