The Australian Fire Danger Rating System gives you an idea of how dangerous a fire could be if one starts in your area. It's quite simple — and it could save your life. What to do if there's a ...

Electricity supply is often affected by disasters and in the immediate aftermath the conditions can be very dangerous. Here's some advice on how to stay safe if you lose power during a fire emergency.

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley will head the internal group aiming to intensify scrutiny of the federal government's response ...

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A mother throws herself and her daughter into a pit to avoid bullets as her husband goes searching for her among the bodies ...

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A Bushfire Emergency Warning is in place for people in an area bounded by Ongerup Creek , Gnowangerup Jerramungup Road and Old Ongerup Road in parts of MINDARABIN, in the SHIRE OF GNOWANGERUP.

Emergency services are searching for a missing boat carrying two people off Cape Jaffa in South Australia's South East.

The Coroners Court in Brisbane hears details about the twins' short lives before their "cold, blue and lifeless" bodies were ...