The firefighters in Queensland will focus on strengthening containment lines and extinguishing the existing 75 bushfires before the weather gets worse over the weekend. 

Investigations are underway into whether a fire that broke out during a military training exercise is connected with damaging three houses in the Gold Coast hinterland.

New Zealand MPs have approved an ‘End of Life Choice’ bill, paving the way for a referendum on euthanasia to take place next year. 

The mayor of Venice is blaming climate change for the island’s historic flooding this week. 

The world’s longest research flight from London to Sydney will depart tomorrow morning, traveling 17,800km on a Qantas Boeing 787-9. 

A suspected arsonist has been arrested as a result of being caught acting suspiciously by the crew on an army Black Hawk helicopter in Sydney’s Royal National Park, late yesterday. 

A water-bombing helicopter crashed at Pechey north of Toowoomba in a firefighting operation when the pilot attempted to perform an emergency landing in strong winds. 

A fire broke out in bushland behind the Helensvale Aquatic Centre at around 3:30 yesterday afternoon.