The toddler son of a volunteer firefighter killed battling wildfires in Australia received one of the service's highest honours on behalf of his father during an emotional funeral on Thursday.

Toddler son receives posthumous medal for killed Australian firefighter

Ring of fire: Australian state declares emergency as wildfires approach Sydney

Strong winds stoked more than 100 fires across Australia's east coast on Tuesday, blanketing Sydney in hazardous smoke and prompting health warnings for the country's most populous city.

Sydney: People asked to stay indoors as hazardous smog from bushfires eclipses city

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Toddler son receives posthumous medal for killed Australian firefighter

Ring of fire: Australian state declares emergency as wildfires approach Sydney

Sydney: People asked to stay indoors as hazardous smog from bushfires eclipses city