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When independence came in 1960 "it was as if the rains had come after a long period of harsh winds and bushfires" .

Thirty-nine-year-old Brendan Sokaluk is the only arson suspect to be charged so far since bushfires engulfed Victoria.

Warmer regions, which had access to water and were not affected by bushfires will produce small crops, but the quality will compensate.

Authorities said the bushfires could take many days to control.

Australia's devastating bushfires have killed at least 171 people, and left thousands homeless.

Australian police confirmed on Tuesday that 173 people have died in the bushfires across the state of Victoria.

The death toll in the raging Australian bushfires has risen to at least 84, making it the country's worst fire disaster.

Firefighters in the Australian state of Victoria are tackling a fresh outbreak bush fire of bushfires .

His feet are so big. He could stamp out bushfires with them.

Experts have linked recent devastating bushfires in Victoria and floods in Queensland to changing climate patterns.

Residents who did manage to escape of have spoken of their concern close encounters with the bushfires.

Residents who did manage to escape have spoken of their close encounters with the bushfires.

ABC News Australia takes a chronological approach and reports these bushfires aren't a freak occurrence.

Mr. Gore says the increasing ferocity of bushfires in Australia is an example of how quickly the climate is changing.

Bushfires ripped through south-eastern Australia early this year, killing more than 200 people.

More than 200 people died in the Victorian bushfires , which left 10, 000 people homeless.