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People marching in Sydney on Wednesday, demanding that Prime Minister Scott Morrison address the crisis that has caused health problems to spike. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

10 must-reads for today

Dec 13, 2019, 5:00 am

In Pictures: Smoke from bushfires shrouds Sydney

Dec 10, 2019, 6:07 pm

Ferries halted, alarms triggered as Sydney choked by bush fire smoke

Dec 10, 2019, 6:19 am
Firefighters trying to protect residential areas from encroaching bush fires in Central Coast, north of Sydney, yesterday. Sydney has experienced record levels of hazardous air pollution from the fires. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

Fire-hit Australia prepares for further pain

Dec 8, 2019, 5:00 am

Giant fire near Sydney could take weeks to be put out

Dec 7, 2019, 12:14 pm
A bush fire raging in Werombi village, some 50km south-west of Sydney, yesterday.

Aussie bush fires merge into 'mega blaze'

Dec 7, 2019, 5:00 am

3 giant bush fires merge into 1 mega-blaze north of Sydney as conditions worsen in Australia

Dec 6, 2019, 2:53 pm
The fire burning on a hillside above houses in Santa Barbara, California, on Tuesday. The "Cave Fire" that started on Monday in Los Padres National Forest grew to nearly 1,740ha overnight. The authorities said the fire, the cause of which was still u

Thousands flee from California 'Cave Fire'

Nov 28, 2019, 5:00 am

Lewis the koala dies days after dramatic rescue from Australian bushfire

Nov 27, 2019, 1:03 am

The world burns all year: Are there enough firefighting planes to douse the flames?

Nov 22, 2019, 1:24 pm