The 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission is streaming live during sitting hours at:

http://vbrc.net.au/live1/

The following links are to Bushfire CRC partner sites that provide information about current bushfires in both Australia and New Zealand.

Rural Fire Service - current incidents in New South Wales
Country Fire Authority - summary of bushfires on private land across Victoria
Department of Sustainability & Environment -  summary of bushfires on public land across Victoria.
Tasmania Fire Service - with links to a current bushfire map and information on fire permits
Fire & Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia - current emergency alerts
South Australia Country Fire Service - current incidents
Queensland Rural Fire Service - provides a link to a pdf file showing 'daily hotspots'
ACT Emergency Services Agency - latest news
National Rural Fire Authority -  New Zealand fire danger weather maps

Geoscience Australia provides a national bushfire monitoring system called Sentinel Hotspots - a mapping system that allows users to identify fire locations with a potential risk to communities and property.

North Australian Fire Information shows the location of hotspots identified by satellites over the past 12 hours in the Northern Territory, Queensland and the northern area of Western Australia.

International bushfires 

Global fire maps of past fires dating back to the year 2000 can be found online at the MODIS Rapid Response System.

US fire maps can be seen at this USDA Forest Service website. Here you will also find links to fire maps of Canada and Mexico.