In the past few months, Scott Morrison’s popularity as prime minister has plummeted, with multiple polls painting a grim picture. After a holiday to Hawaii, forced handshakes, a cheesy ad and widespread criticism of how he handled the crisis, can he bounce back?

Disinformation about the fire crisis is spreading around the world, with some stories picked up and repeated by Australia’s biggest news organisations. From myths about hazard reduction and high-speed rail to incorrect statistics about arson, these claims are muddying the debate over what is to...

As a bushfire hit the tiny Victorian coastal town of Mallacoota on the last day of the year, thousands of people were trapped with nowhere to go. This is the story of what they did and how they became one the largest groups of civilians to be evacuated by the Australian navy