NSW and Queensland bushfires: brief respite ahead of hot and windy week

Firefighters use cooler conditions to backburn before danger set to pick up in coming days

Firefighters in New South Wales are taking advantage of cooler conditions to undertake backburning operations, with hotter and windier conditions expected next week.

Fire conditions eased again over the weekend in northern NSW, where residents had been told it was too late to leave after a bushfire jumped a highway.