“Henry” has done us all a great service in pointing out the life left in classic Test matches when other sports result in dead rubbers.

After an out-of-control bushfire tore through a small township in Victoria, residents returned to find relics of their family history completely lost.

The bureau has issued an alert for damaging winds along the Sydney coastline as a southerly buster arrives to provide relief after temperatures soared above 40 degrees.

After winning Dancing with the Stars in the US, Robert Irwin is back home at Australia Zoo and has unveiled a photo competition for Crikey Magazine.

North Queenslanders are bracing for a tropical low to strengthen to a category 1 cyclone before it crosses the coast.

A witness has described the moment a car crashed into a patrol car and the alleged driver was chased by police.

A late wind change was expected overnight creating perilous conditions for fires still burning out of control across the state.

Police are hunting for a man who shot a local dead inside his home in the early hours of the morning.

Calls have arisen to widen the Commonwealth royal commission into antisemitism to widen to include all forms of hate impacting social cohesion.

Fierce winds and hot weather have sparked more than 200 fires in every corner of the state, leaving a trail of destruction and dozens on towns on high alert.

Ann and Jamie Laherty-Hunt returned to the fire-ravaged hamlet of Ruffy to find their dream home had been destroyed. But there were little wins in the ruins.

We measured how western Sydney’s urban fringe experienced Saturday’s heatwave. It was horrifying.

The Longwood fire flattened homes in Alexandra, including that of frontline firefighters and volunteers.

The top of 42.2 degrees recorded at Observatory Hill was the equal-highest of the summer so far, while the state has been spared major bushfires for now.

Victorians have told of their urgent dash to outrun a fire that fast approached their town of Natimuk.

A local firefighter commander of 48 years, lost his own home while fighting a bushfire in his hometown.

Hospitals have reported a rise in presentations from people with asthma-like symptoms, as the bushfire crisis spreads heavier smoke across Victoria.

After 30 straight hours of constant firefighting, dozens of crews were forced to pull back to make a desperate last stand.

Ask Tyrone Rice about the devastation of the little town of Harcourt and you get a stiff upper lip in response.