Catastrophic fire conditions in New South Wales ease, but dozens of Australian bushfires remain burning. In Queensland, 80 fires are burning, with strong winds and temperatures in mid-30s creating hazardous conditions on Australia’s east coast. This blog has now closed

• NSW and Queensland fires: fourth person confirmed dead in bushfires near Kempsey

• Factcheck: are greens really stopping bushfire hazard reduction?



• ‘Never seen anything like this’: Guardian Australia readers respond to bushfires

• If you are in a bushfire affected area stay tuned to your local emergency broadcaster. Full alerts can be found here for NSW and here for Queensland

