Bushfire expert David Packham says ignoring the need for fuel reduction is “throwing knowledge [away]” that has existed since “Indigenous times” and which has been gathered from scientific research. “Clearing around the house will contribute but will not necessarily save it” the former ...

Sky News contributor Daisy Cousens says US President Donald Trump has written one of the “loveliest” messages offering his condolences following the “shocking” death of former NBA star Kobe Bryant. Mr Trump, along with Melania Trump, passed their condolences and paid tribute to Kobe Bryant ...

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar remembered his fellow great Kobe Bryant in a video tribute tweeted on January 26, hours after Bryant died in a helicopter crash. Abdul-Jabbar, who tops the NBA’s all-time scoring list, ahead of Bryant in fourth place, recalled having the “privilege�...

Sky News host Chris Kenny says the “hyper-green left partisanship of Twitter can actually edge other media away from the sensible centre”. A survey of bushfire coverage conducted for Sky News shows that on social media ‘climate change’ was mentioned almost six times more than ‘disaster�...

January 27, 2020. Daniil Medvedev bows-out of the Australian Open in the fourth round, losing to Stan Wawrinka in a five set battle. Medvedev talks about his inability to close a game in the fifth set, having never won one on the tour, saying that he hopes to get better at them from the experience. ...

Sky News Contributor Catherine McGregor says "it takes a pretty special bloke" to keep on "fronting up" as Prime Minister Scott Morrison has done, following the recent passing of his father and the criticism he has endured this bushfire season. Mr Morrison's father, John Morrison, passed away at ...

A 1000-hectare blaze burning to Canberra's south in Namadgi National Park is at "watch and act" level with people nearby told to consult their bushfire plans.

Editor-at-large at The Australian Paul Kelly says Scott Morrison now has “an international, China based health challenge” in addition to “responding to the bushfires”. “We’ve just been through one challenge, the bushfires, and the interesting point was the government was slow on the upt...

U.S. President Donald Trump told his then-national security adviser in August that he wanted to continue freezing $391 million in security aid to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats, including former Vice President Joe Biden, the New York Times reported on Sunday....

Sky News host Paul Murray says "each way Albo" has struck again, this time in relation to recent Australia Day comments made by the opposition leader. Image: Getty

Supplied footage obtained on December 31, 2019 of smoke filling the sky and firefighting helicopters battling the blaze approaching Catalina near Batesmans Bay. Residents have evacuated to the beach in the town of Batemans Bay, which is surrounded by the Currowan fire to the north and the aggressive...

Bushfire devastation along Karbethong Ave in Mallacoota

Sydney's lord mayor has issued a scathing assessment of the federal government's climate change record amid thwarted calls for the city's New Year's Eve fireworks display to be scrapped.

Footage of the fire at Mallacoota, taken from Betka Rd. Credit: Lee Shepheard

A fire is burning at Second Valley, towards the Rapid Bay caravan park.

Huge flames engulf trees in Charmhaven, NSW.

December 31, 2019. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian alongside RFS RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons provides an update as close to 100 blazes burn across NSW with conditions set to deteriorate in the afternoon. Eight fires were burning at an "emergency" level by 3.30pm, including the 226,000-hectare...

Supplied footage obtained on December 31, 2019 of a fire burning through a property in Runnyford near Batemans Bay in the early hours of the morning. The footage was shot by Grant Brierley on his property, with the blaze destroying sheds and killing animals as it tore through the area. Brierley tell...

At least two people were killed and numerous homes were destroyed as catastrophic bushfires hit the New South Wales south coast on December 31. State premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed on the Tuesday that two people had been killed when fires swept through the historic town of Cobargo, while there...

Ingleside NSWRFS volunteers are battling dangerous conditions at the Surf Beach area of Batemans Bay. This video is from 1pm.