Australia grieves with France over the attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Saturday, adding he had discussed the evolving international terror threat with President Francois Hollande.

Abbott and Hollande spoke on the telephone on Friday, the Prime Minister's office said in a statement, saying the French leader had updated him on the situation as it was unfolding and other recent attacks.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Friday said Canberra was asking Jakarta not to execute a convicted Australian drug smuggler, but would not risk friendly relations with Indonesia over the affair.

"We are making urgent representations to the Indonesian government through the usual diplomatic channels," Abbott said.

Australian authorities said Wednesday they had almost fully contained a destructive bushfire in the country's south, as rain in fire-hit areas brought welcome relief for firefighters.

South Australia's fire service said they had 95 percent of a huge blaze in the Adelaide Hills under control, as a scorching afternoon with temperatures rising to 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) was cooled down by rain.

The Canberra government has alerted Australians travelling to Indonesia to exercise a high level of caution following new U.S. warnings about potential terrorist attacks.

The Department of Foreign Affairs travel advisory was advising Wednesday "a high degree of caution in Indonesia, including Bali, at this time due to the high threat of terrorist attack" and to reconsider the need to travel.

Australia experienced its third-hottest year on record in 2014, paving the way for an early start to the bushfire season, scientists said Tuesday as hundreds of firefighters battled blazes in three states.

The biggest concern is a huge blaze in South Australia's Adelaide Hills, with firefighters racing to contain the inferno which has already destroyed 26 homes ahead of worsening weather conditions.

Australians would overwhelmingly reject siding with close ally Japan against top trade partner China over a dispute in the East China Sea and prefer to remain neutral, according to a survey published Tuesday. 

Beijing and Tokyo have been engaged in a long and bitter battle over ownership of a contested island chain, known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan.

Firefighters battled Monday to contain a major blaze ahead of the forecast return of strong winds and a heatwave following the loss of a dozen homes in the worst bushfire conditions in South Australia for three decades, officials said.

The state fire service said properties were still at risk after nearly 13,000 hectares of scrub and farmland were razed in the Mount Lofty Ranges, east of Adelaide, over the weekend.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Sunday asked Australian counterpart Tony Abott to step up military assistance to aid Baghdad's fight against the Islamic State jihadist group.

Australia is part of a U.S.-led coalition carrying out air strikes against IS, which spearheaded an offensive that overrun swathes of Iraq, and has also deployed special forces to assist Iraqi troops.

More than 30 homes are feared destroyed as firefighters battle an out-of-control bushfire in the state of South Australia, with officials warning Sunday that lives are in danger even as weather conditions improve.

The state's Country Fire Service said the intense fire, which broke out Friday at Sampson Flat in the Mount Lofty Ranges east of Adelaide, was continuing to burn in all directions, threatening lives.

Dozens of homes were feared lost as an intense bushfire raged out of control in South Australia Saturday, with firefighters struggling to contain the worst blaze in decades as strong winds fanned the flames.

"Your life is at risk," South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill told residents of the Mount Lofty Ranges east of Adelaide, urging them to leave as the "incredibly dangerous fire" raged in rugged scrub.