A man has been sentenced to nearly 18 years in prison for starting one of the deadly wildfires that ravaged southern Australia three years ago.

An Australian man was convicted today of deliberately starting one of the deadly wildfires that swept through southern Australia three years ago.

The man accused of starting one of Australia’s deadly wildfires is a lonely web surfer who liked dogs, always said “G’day” to neighbours, and was trying to find love online.