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Most Australians would be acutely aware of the many occasions when bushfires have devastated regional towns and suburbs on the fringes of cities, including five years ago during Black Summer.

Investigators recovered the so-called black boxes from the plane, an American Airlines Bombardier jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, which collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter ...

Residents have been urged to evacuate parts of Victoria as a bushfire continues to rage in the Grampians National Park. The new warning issued at 4.43pm on Thursday urged residents to “leave ...

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A beach in Glenelg, South Australia is packed during an evening in February 1938. State Library of South Australia The Black Friday bushfires which swept across southeastern Australia in January 1939 ...

The Black Friday bushfires which swept across southeastern Australia in January 1939 have been remembered as a deadly and traumatic event.

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The Black Friday bushfires which swept across southeastern Australia in January 1939 have been remembered as a deadly and traumatic event. Most human deaths, however, occurred during the preceding ...

So let’s take a look at how drones can help Australia fight bushfires, and the obstacles to be overcome before it becomes reality. Stopping fires when they’re small The current fire season marks five ...