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FIRE: 78 Jukes Road, Fawkner 3060

A double story home at 78 Jukes Road, Fawkner 3060 was fully engulfed with fire overnight. Crews from CFA and Fire Rescue Victoria scrambled...

FIRE Oakleigh: Station St shop next to tobacconist set alight in series of suspicious fires

A suspicious fire in a shop next door to a tobacconist in Oakleigh is likely linked to a series of recent arson attacks on...

Bushfires, bots and arson claims: Australia flung in the global disinformation spotlight

A targeted, coordinated online campaign has tried to mislead the public. While the myths have been debunked, the culpable parties remain unknown. SEAN DAVEY/AAP In...

Humans light 85% of bushfires, and we do virtually nothing to stop it

An estimated 85% of bushfires are lit by humans. DAN HIMBRECHTS/AAP It’s hard to comprehend why someone would deliberately light a bushfire. Yet this...