11 h. ago Residents 'shattered' after losing family relics in bushfire

After an out-of-control bushfire tore through a small township in Victoria, residents returned to find relics of their family history completely lost.

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15 h. ago While this third generation resident was saving the town, his own house was being razed

Ask Tyrone Rice about the devastation of the little town of Harcourt and you get a stiff upper lip in response.

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18 h. ago Wind, smoke, ash: What this weekend’s weather will bring to Melbourne

The smell of smoke is drifting down to Melbourne, as residents report ash falling into their homes. But weather experts warn the air quality will only deteriorate as smoke settles in across the state on Sunday.

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36 h. ago ‘The animals are their family’: Horses and pets take refuge with residents

At the Mansfield Showgrounds, animals outnumber people, brought by fire-hit residents from far and wide seeking shelter for them.

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37 h. ago ‘It’s going to be a long night’: As fire roars towards Yea, some dig in for battle

Thick, grey smoke is blanketing the town of Yea, and most residents have left. But some are staying to protect their homes and animals.

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38 h. ago If Tony Abbott is welcome at Adelaide Writers’ Week, Randa Abdel

Australia’s best writers festival could collapse within days as international and local writers boycott it in protest at the removal of Randa Abdel-Fattah.

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38 h. ago Politicians shouldn’t decide who appears at writers’ festivals. It’s a dangerous path

Australia’s best writers festival could collapse within days as international and local writers boycott it in protest at the removal of Randa Abdel-Fattah.

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44 h. ago ‘Abhorrent’: ‘Ghost store’ attempts to cash in on Bondi attack

The fake website, created nine days after the terror attack, claims its co-founder was shot in the tragedy. NSW Fair Trading is working to get it removed.

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51 h. ago The kangaroo colony standing in the way of 482 new Sydney homes

A plan to build 17 residential buildings on a car park and block of land has angered residents in this Sydney community.

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61 h. ago ‘There’s no chance of controlling this fire’: Home destroyed as catastrophic conditions loom

Emergency warnings have been issued for towns east of Seymour and for a bushfire burning east of Wodonga in the state’s far north-east.

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61 h. ago ‘There’s no chance of controlling this fire’: Homes destroyed as catastrophic conditions loom

Emergency warnings have been issued for towns east of Seymour and for a bushfire burning east of Wodonga in the state’s far north-east.

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62 h. ago Too late to evacuate for two areas, homes threatened in state’s north and east

Emergency warnings have been issued for towns east of Seymour and for a bushfire burning east of Wodonga in the state’s far north-east.

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62 h. ago Former high court judge confirmed as commissioner despite Frydenberg objections

Anthony Albanese has stared down resistance from former treasurer Josh Frydenberg and appointed Virginia Bell to lead a royal commission into antisemitism.

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62 h. ago Angry southside residents take bus route protest to ‘ghost stop’

The group, who gathered at a now-redundant stop in Acacia Ridge, called for the reversal of changes that they say have left them worse off.

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64 h. ago Albanese soon to announce antisemitism royal commission, Virginia Bell to lead

Anthony Albanese is set to stare down resistance from former treasurer Josh Frydenberg and appoint former High Court justice Virginia Bell to lead a royal commission.

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64 h. ago Virginia Bell to lead Bondi killings royal commission despite Jewish community objections

Anthony Albanese is set to announce former High Court justice Virginia Bell to lead a royal commission into antisemitism, likely as soon as this afternoon

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66 h. ago Too late to evacuate for two towns, Hume Freeway closed as raging bushfire intensifies

Emergency warnings have been issued for a number of towns east of Seymour and for a bushfire burning east of Wodonga in the state’s far north-east.

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67 h. ago Virginia Bell’s role in protest laws under scrutiny as Albanese weighs royal commission

Judgments handed down by former high court judge Virginia Bell and another contender, former Federal Court of Australia chief justice James Allsop, are under scrutiny as the government decides on a royal commissioner.

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2 d. ago Avenel residents urged to evacuate, Hume Highway closed as raging bushfire intensifies

A 74-kilometre stretch of the Hume is closed after the Longwood bushfire intensified overnight in the state’s north, which is bracing for another scorcher ahead of Friday’s catastrophic fire conditions.

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2 d. ago Avenel residents urged to evacuate, Hume Freeway closed as raging bushfire intensifies

A 74-kilometre stretch of the Hume is closed after the Longwood bushfire intensified overnight in the state’s north, which is bracing for another scorcher ahead of Friday’s catastrophic fire conditions.

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