A horrific house fire that killed twin girls has been ruled an accident by police after the sisters playfully locked themselves inside the home moments before it went up in flames. Three-year-olds ...

As a massive bushfire approached the New South Wales town of Batlow on Saturday, January 4, the booming apple-producing region was considered "undefendable". A handful of firefighters did what they ...

One fourth generation apple farmer tells us about his miracle comeback after almost losing everything. So when local police arrived at 2 am on January 1 last year ordering the family to evacuate ...

The difference is data -- a beacon of change in what has traditionally been a decidedly low-tech world. Combining the collective apple output of nearly 50 growers spread around the town of Batlow some ...

As Aussies dug deep to help us during a crisis, some people took advantage of the kindness. There’s not a single Australian who hasn’t had their heart broken by the horrific bushfires that have swept ...

It’s the vision that painfully illustrates the level of destruction of wildlife populations in fire-ravaged areas of Australia. ABC cameraman Matt Roberts shared a short but harrowing clip of the ...

It has been five months since bushfire decimated apple orchards across the NSW Riverina Highlands and with apple harvest now completed many growers are finally able to focus their attention on ...

A service station in a country town famous for its apples has stopped selling fuel over fears it would make national headlines for ripping off locals. The owner of the only petrol station in Batlow, ...

Batlow’s only service station - a 24-hour petrol retailer - locked up its pumps on Thursday because its owner was unable to secure fuel at what he felt was a reasonable price. The owner said a ...

Video of the drive into the fire-ravaged town of Batlow shows the road littered with dozens of scorched wild animals and livestock. It's the vision that painfully illustrates the level of destruction ...