WA bushfire downgraded while Queensland and NT brace for monsoonal rain and flooding

Conditions ease south-west of Perth but residents evacuated from Boddington fire on Christmas Day have been told the threat remainsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia is bracing for two extremes over the next week with parts of the west facing days of extreme fire...

<p>Conditions ease south-west of Perth but residents evacuated from Boddington fire on Christmas Day have been told the threat remains</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Australia is bracing for two extremes over the next week with parts of the west facing days of extreme fire danger and a cyclone and flood watch issued for parts of Queensland and the Northern Territory.</p><p>Residents who evacuated their homes ahead of an out-of-control bushfire near Boddington, 130km south-east of Perth, were still unable to return home on Saturday, Western Australian fire authorities said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/27/wa-bushfire-downgraded-while-queensland-and-nt-brace-for-monsoonal-rain-and-flooding">Continue reading...</a>
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