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Midgee Bushfire (Nov 12)

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Key facts

Source: Queensland Fire Department
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The story so far

About 5 km northwest of Midgee.

A wildfire is currently active near Midgee, Australia, having started on November 12, 2026. The QFD is responding to the incident.

Satellite monitoring over the last 48 hours has detected two heat signatures nearby, indicating the current localized extent of the fire.

This fire occurs during Australia's typical fire season, which runs from December to March. Broadly, across the country, 21,163,141 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 39% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Australia for less than a day.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 21,163,141 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 39% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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