Australian bushfires on the rise, new research finds

By Tom Arup
Updated February 11 2016 - 2:13am, first published 1:33am
The number of bushfires are on the rise in Australia according to new research. Photo: Wolter Peeters
The number of bushfires are on the rise in Australia according to new research. Photo: Wolter Peeters

The number of bushfires in Australia is on the rise - up 40 per cent since 2007 - local scientists have found.