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As injured and dehydrated animals continue to be discovered by residents along the east coast, small handmade items are helping animals recover.

Strong and changeable winds can have a huge impact on how bushfires start, spread and are fought. See what the winds are doing now in the areas around the country that are battling bushfires.

New research could make all the difference to the future of dingoes by busting the myth that they are all but extinct in south-eastern Australia.

In the event of a bushfire many things influence whether people stay or leave. Dr Jim McLennan says some older men, who "aren't going to be pushed around by anybody", can resist calls to leave the fire zone early.

Police charge a teenager with starting a Central Queensland bushfire that destroyed 14 homes, as hundreds of evacuated residents wait to return to their properties after being trapped at roadblocks overnight.

Frustrated traditional owners call for governments to establish new sector of fire 'practitioners' as bushfires claim homes and lives.

One regional Queensland mayor hits out against those debating whether climate change is to blame for horrific bushfires this week, as the emergency minister promises a shake-up of the Rural Fire Service.

From free beers to coffee and thank you notes by children, fire-affected communities across New South Wales and Queensland are showing their love for the hard-working emergency services.

A new aged care home has been opened on the Gold Coast where LGBTI residents can feel safe and accepted.

There's been a lot of debate in recent days about bushfires and questioning the influence of climate change, but what do scientists have to say?

Queensland police say they will not be charging two teenagers whose discarded cigarette butts sparked a bushfire which destroyed 11 homes and the historic Binna Burra Lodge in the Gold Coast hinterland in September.

There are emergency-level fires in Queensland and Western Australia, as firefighters face hot, blustery conditions. Follow our live blog for updates.

A federal senator proposes new laws that could strip former governor-general Peter Hollingworth of millions of dollars in public benefits over his mishandling of sex abuse complaints in the Anglican church.

The pilot of a water-bombing helicopter walks away with minor injuries after crash-landing while battling a blaze at Pechey, west of Brisbane. The bushfire threat has worsened in parts of Queensland this afternoon, with more than 80 blazes burning around the state.

The Queensland Government defends a decision by health authorities to evacuate 69 frail and elderly residents from a Gold Coast retirement village earlier this year.

In the midst of horror bushfires, with flames licking the tops of trees in the distance and embers falling, staff and volunteers have frantically crated more than 150 vulnerable animals to safety.

A 19-year-old man accused of murdering the father of his ex-girlfriend after he was chased from the girl's home allegedly went back after the incident and assaulted her, the Supreme Court in Brisbane hears.