Experts say it is only a matter of time until major Australian cities experience “house-to-house ignition” on a similar scale to Los Angeles.

Australian citizen Rory Sykes was killed in Malibu as the wildfires raged, his mum announced on social media. Hundreds of people have gathered to pay tribute to young surfer Lance Appleby, who was taken by a great white shark just over a week ago on South Australia's west coast.

After winning her first round match at this year’s Australian Open, Coco Gauff sent a message back to Los Angeles where the wildfires continue to cause widespread devastation.

And it could happen again in a major city such as Sydney or Melbourne. We have all the ingredients ... which is reportedly happening in some parts of Los Angeles. How ready are Australian cities for fires? Australia is not well prepared for scenarios ...

Some 6.5 million people remain under a critical fire threat and ideal fire conditions of high winds and low humidity are forecast to return.

While Naomi Osaka is busy competing — and winning — at the Australian Open, she needed to send someone to retrieve her 1 1/2-year-old daughter's birth certificate from their California home in case it got caught up in the wildfires ravaging the greater Los Angeles area.

Learner Tien, a 19-year-old from California, became the youngest American man to reach the Australian Open's third round since 1990, upsetting No. 5 Daniil Medvedev in five sets.

Coco Gauff sees her 13-match winning streak come to an end in a 7-5, 6-4 loss to Paula Badosa in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.

With more than 18 million people living in Greater Los Angeles, these maps show how quickly wildfires have encircled some of the city's most densely-packed neighbourhoods.

Naomi Osaka, with LA wildfires on her mind, called her 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win against Caroline Garcia in the Australian Open first round “an acceptable job.”

He’s become part of the furniture every January at the Australian Open but Rod Laver won’t be attending the grand slam this year.

The search for the next head coach of the Australian Boomers has entered its next phase, with multiple high-profile candidates still in the mix for the program's top job.