The NSW bushfire crisis is set to continue as more extreme weather hits the state and firefights continue to battle the worst blaze in decades.

A two-day weather lull has given NSW firefighters precious time to contain the vast majority of 120 fires before heatwave conditions return on Friday.

Ecological economist Professor Jeremy Williams says monthly average temperatures have been rising since 1985. That’s 333 consecutive months, and it’s an upward trend predicted to continue.

Firefighters are focusing on emergency situations in nine areas of NSW, Victoria and Tasmania as hot, dry and windy conditions envelop southeastern Australia.

Strong winds could fan an out-of-control bushfire in Victoria’s southwest as the state’s north prepares for a day of severe fire danger.

A man has been accused of starting a 10,000 hectare bushfire in southern Tasmania, as the state’s northwest corner faced its own fire crisis.

Grave fears are held for many people unaccounted for in the Tasmanian bushfires that have ravaged Australia.

More than 50 bushfires burned across Queensland on Tuesday, as temperatures soared to 40 degrees Celsius across much of the state.

An internal review into scandal hit News Corporation’s Australian arm is under way.

£30,000+ raised as Rolf Harris and friends step out at a gala benefit for the victims of Australia’s fires and floods.

Flood-ravaged towns on the New South Wales mid-north coast have been declared natural disaster zones after heavy rains hit the area on Tuesday.

Proof that the famous Aussie spirit is alive and well in the UK, the expatriate Australian entertainment community, and the stars of London’s West End will come together for a one-off benefit concert to raise money, awareness and hope for victims of the recent Australian bushfires and floods.

ORGANISERS hope that more than 100,000 people will fill the MCG and SCG for the Sound Relief concerts on the afternoon of March 14 to raise approximately $5 million for victims of the Victorian bushfires and Queensland floods.