SYDNEY -- As wildfires rage across parts of Australia, people are stepping up to help some of the smallest victims of the flames: the koalas. A dramatic rescue video shows a woman pull a badly burned ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's southeast on Saturday sweltered in a heat wave that raised the risk of bushfires and led authorities to issue fire bans for large parts of Victoria state. Australia ...

SYDNEY -- "You alright, little fella?" Kristen Lucas asked as she bottle feeds a thirsty koala, his signature grey and white coat blackened and burnt, video from Storyful shows. Kristen and her ...

SYDNEY, Australia — Tens of thousands of residents in Australia’s southeast were told to evacuate on Wednesday due to an intense heat wave that authorities said could further spread a massive bushfire ...

MELBOURNE, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Residents of a coastal township on Australia's World Heritage-listed Fraser Island were told to evacuate on Sunday as a bushfire approached. Since it was sparked by an ...

The death toll from the fires rose to 17 on Wednesday. Australia's bushfires are continuing to wreak havoc on communities all over the country. The wildfires began in September and are expected to ...