The burning issue of fires raging in remote Australia

The scale and impact of fires in the nation’s interior should raise concerns in the cities, argue Rohan Fisher and Neil Burrows.

Eden Valley fire brought under control

More than 100 CFS firefighters and water-bombing aircraft worked into the night to control a grass fire near Eden Valley.

Kangaroo Island gourmet producers look to the future

Boutique food and drink producers on Kangaroo Island are finding their feet again as the missing ingredient – customers – begin trickling back to the fire-ravaged island.

Minister snuffs out council push to name at-risk flammable buildings

Planning Minister Stephan Knoll has rejected a call from the Adelaide City Council to allow it to publicly release details of buildings covered in flammable cladding, branding the move a “publicity stunt”.

Adelaide buildings at "extreme risk" from flammable cladding

A major new report has found seven Adelaide buildings at “extreme risk” of fire from flammable cladding – but the State Government won’t identify them, and says there’s no need to evacuate residents or tenants.

Thomas Foods rises from the ashes with multi-million dollar abattoir, 2000 jobs for Murray Bridge

Thomas Foods International will invest several hundred million dollars in a new state-of-the-art abattoir at Murray Bridge, almost 18 months since its previous plant was destroyed by fire.

Tears and prayers as Notre-Dame burns in Paris

Distraught Parisians and stunned tourists have gazed in disbelief as a monstrous inferno tore through Notre-Dame Cathedral, one of the world’s best-loved monuments.