After weeks of criticism over the handling of the bushfires scorching Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday he will propose a national review into the response to the disaster, as the fires claimed another firefighter's life.

Australian PM Scott Morrison proposes high-powered inquiry into bushfires response

Just when John Aish and his partner Jenny Shea thought they had beaten the inferno ravaging their two properties in Australia's southeast on New Year's Eve, a roaring fireball came through forcing them to flee.

'Everything's just gone, we’ve got nothing': Australian bushfire victim

Fierce wildfires fuelled by searing temperatures, high winds in Australia continue to rage

A 12-year-old boy in Australia and his dog have escaped a fire that was lapping his family's farm house by grabbing the keys to his brother's pick-up truck and driving to safety.

Australian boy, 12, drives brother's truck to flee fires with dog

Australian bushfires have caused unprecedented pollution in Sydney and along the country's east coast, officials said Thursday, with smoke and dust burning residents' eyes and prompting a spike in respiratory complaints.

Sydney smoke crisis 'longest on record'

Meet Bear, the dog who helped find koalas in Australian bushfires