Police believe they have found the bodies of almost everyone killed in Australia's wildfire disaster and the current death toll of 201 is not likely to rise dramatically, a senior commander said.

Australians mourned the victims of deadly wildfires at church services across the country, as news emerged of a class action lawsuit against a power company over the cause of one of the blazes.

Authorities searching for answers to the carnage from Australia’s worst-ever wildfires said today they would rethink current policies of allowing residents to decide for themselves whether to evacuate their homes.

Australia's prime minister described arsonists suspected of starting devastating wildfires as mass murderers as the death toll mounted today.

Australia’s deadly wildfires destroyed at least 640 houses and that tally was expected to rise today.