February
Insurance premiums could rise nationwide as IAG claims surge
Australia’s largest insurer says damaging storms in Queensland and the Victorian carjackings have triggered a sharp rise in payouts during the past half.
January
Fire evacuation warnings as Victoria braces for record heat
Businesses along the Great Ocean Road are counting their losses but urging tourists to stay away and stay safe as the state gets set to swelter.
Belated Victorian fire authority report reveals real funding decline
The Allan government increased funding to the CFA last year following years of cuts but spending hasn’t kept pace with the need to replace trucks and pay staff.
Regional Victoria was frustrated with Labor. Then the fires hit
By the time bushfires had blackened 400,000 hectares and killed one person this month, the blazes had become a lightning rod for community frustration.
Allan under fire over CFA funding row
The Victorian premier insists that claims of cuts to the CFA are conspiracy theories.
Allan bows to pressure and calls review into Victorian bushfires
The announcement came after angry farmers and firefighters called for a probe into the blazes and a political row broke out over the government’s response.
‘Long rebuilding journey’: Fires still burning as Victoria takes stock
Firefighters were still battling 27 blazes across the state as authorities warned they could burn for weeks and with another heatwave expected this month.
Jacinda Ardern latest to pull out of Adelaide Writers’ Week
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has recalled parliament for next week; Start-up freezes all orders months after US merger.
One dead and hundreds of buildings destroyed as fires sweep Victoria
One person is dead and more than 300 buildings have been lost to bushfires, amid warnings conditions could soon worsen again.
Victorian fires: Missing trio found, 130 structures destroyed
A state of disaster has been declared in 18 local areas as Victoria battles its worst bushfires since the 2019-2020 Black Summer blazes.
3 people, including child, ‘unaccounted for’ as fires ravage Victoria
Multiple homes have been lost as out-of-control bushfires continue to burn in conditions described as “uncontrollable, unpredictable and fast-moving”.
The unusual climate pattern fuelling Victoria’s bushfire emergency
Bushfires are now a familiar scene of the Australian summer, but there are concerns about the broader climatic conditions that preceded this week’s heatwave.
3 missing in fires; $96b Glencore gamble; BYD’s 52-second builds
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Iranian protests intensifying despite internet blackout
Protests against the Iranian government continued through to Friday morning (evening AEDT); state and federal disaster funding activated; US federal agents shoot two in Portland. Follow live.
‘Not survivable’: Fire peril on catastrophic heat day
The risk of catastrophic bushfires in Victoria is now at the same level it was before the deadly Black Summer bushfires.
December 2025
Joyce exit ‘makes our job easier’: Bragg
Liberal senator Andrew Bragg is seeing the upside in Barnaby Joyce’s defection saying it will make it easier for the Coalition to win back metropolitan seats; Thailand hits Cambodia with air strikes; Chalmers scraps energy rebates. Follow live.
Dry conditions fuel concern for horror Australian bushfire season
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has warned of a difficult bushfire season after a dozen homes were lost on the NSW Central Coast.
November 2025
Emergency warnings issued as NSW faces wild weather
The NSW RFS have issued two emergency warnings for fires burning near regional towns; thousands without power after monstrous storm lashes Sydney. Follow live.
Why climate change will put your insurance premiums underwater
Decisions made by governments and developers in the past are now contributing directly to cost-of-living pressures for unsuspecting home owners.
Dire forecasts of stormy weather could affect how we build, and where
A new report from IAG warms of damaging hail becoming more common “along the Melbourne-Sydney-Brisbane corridor” as warmer oceans drive cyclones southwards.
