SYDNEY -- It has been described as Australia's Galapagos Islands and has long been a refuge for some of the country's most endangered creatures. But devastating wildfires over recent days have undone ...

A state of disaster was declared in Victoria, Australia, early Saturday morning. As a heat wave fuels wildfires north of Melbourne, Premier Jacinta Allan delivered the declaration in the face of what ...

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison defended his leadership and his government's record on climate change Sunday as milder temperatures brought hope of a respite from wildfires that have ravaged ...

Australian authorities on Sunday activated disaster relief payments for residents in six regions in New South Wales after wildfires swept through thousands of hectares of bushlands in the country's ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A firefighter has died battling blazes that have destroyed around 40 homes in two Australian states, officials said Monday. The 59-year-old man was struck by a falling tree ...

Major fires across the Australian state of Victoria have forced evacuations of both people and racehorses, Racing Post reports. Victoria's Emergency Management Commissioner Tim Wiebusch said ...

ORINDA, Calif. (KGO) -- Jazz lovers were serenaded by Bay Area musicians in a benefit for the "Australian Koala Foundation" last week in Orinda. Tens of thousands of animals died in the bushfires.