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 ...

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.

Grohl volunteered at the local nonprofit Feed the Streets to distribute meals to displaced families and inmate firefighters

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.

Australian Open tennis player Donna Vekic has sent a message of support to her coach, Pam Shriver, and others in the greater Los Angeles area dealing with the wildfires ravaging the city.

Dave Grohl celebrated his 56th birthday by giving back to the local community affected by the ongoing Los Angeles wildfire. On Tuesday, January 14, Grohl was spotted volunteering for Feed the Streets,

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.”

American world number four Taylor Fritz said Thursday he will donate his $82,000 first-round prize money from the Australian Open to help victims of the Los Angeles wildfires, calling the devastation "insane".