2 h. ago British surfer and friend who tried to save him drown at Frankston Pier

An inexperienced British surfer and a friend who tried to save him both drowned during a fierce swell at a Melbourne beach yesterday.

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2 h. ago Rookie surfer drowns in wild seas alongside friend who tried to save him

A police rescuer was also taken to hospital after he swallowed water while trying to rescue the men in the wild weather.

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3 h. ago WA news LIVE: Wild scenes as police chased by allegedly stolen 4WD in Kununurra

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6 h. ago Double tragedy: Two men swept off Frankston pier as wild weather battered state

The State Emergency Service was swamped with more than 1400 calls, including reports of over 1000 toppled trees.

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9 h. ago Five stars for this wild Brit comedy that gives a great big kick in the teeth to misogyny

Created by Bridget McKenzie, The Change is a magical mix of science-fiction, realism, western, comedy and tragedy.

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16 h. ago Melbourne weather: Two men dead after being swept off Frankston Pier; SES and BoM issued warnings for strong winds throughout Wednesday

Damaging winds exceeding 130 km/h lashed parts of the state on Wednesday, causing power outages and bringing down trees.

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16 h. ago Melbourne weather as it happened: Two men dead after being swept off Frankston Pier; SES and BoM issued warnings for strong winds throughout Wednesday

Damaging winds exceeding 130 km/h lashed parts of the state on Wednesday, causing power outages and bringing down trees.

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18 h. ago Sydney weather as it happened: Hottest October day ever recorded in some parts of Sydney, regional NSW as state braces for wild winds, thunderstorms

Extreme heat, damaging winds and thunderstorms are expected to hit NSW on Wednesday.

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19 h. ago Sydney weather LIVE updates: Hottest October day ever recorded in some parts of Sydney, regional NSW as state braces for wild winds, thunderstorms

Extreme heat, damaging winds and thunderstorms are expected to hit NSW on Wednesday.

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22 h. ago Wild weather lashes Victoria leaving thousands without power

Victoria lashed by wild weather with damaging winds sweeping across the state, leaving thousands of homes wiis being thout power.

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22 h. ago Major horse racing event postponed as severe weather batters Victorian coast

Extreme weather continues to lash Victoria, causing the Geelong Cup to be postponed.

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22 h. ago Melbourne weather LIVE: SES and BoM issue warnings for strong winds likely to cause damage across Victoria

Damaging winds exceeding 100 km/h are forecast to lash the state on Wednesday afternoon. Follow our rolling coverage as we bring you live updates.

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22 h. ago Sydney weather LIVE updates: Wild winds, thunderstorms on the way after day of intense heat across NSW; total fire bans in place across state amid extreme fire danger

Extreme heat, damaging winds and thunderstorms are expected to hit NSW on Wednesday.

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23 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Higgins drops defamation appeal against Reynolds; Wild weather in NSW, Victoria; Ley walks back Rudd dismissal call

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23 h. ago Melbourne weather LIVE: SES and BoM issue warnings for damaging winds likely to cause damage across Victoria

Damaging winds exceeding 100 km/h are forecast to lash the state on Wednesday afternoon. Follow our rolling coverage as we bring you live updates.

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24 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Higgins drops defamation appeal against Reynolds; wild weather in NSW, Victoria; Albanese backs Rudd after Trump run

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26 h. ago Sydney weather LIVE updates: Planned power outages across inner west, inner city, and northern beaches set to go ahead as BoM forecasts record

Extreme heat, damaging winds and thunderstorms are expected to hit NSW on Wednesday.

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28 h. ago Sydney weather LIVE updates: Total fire bans in place across NSW; BoM forecasts record

Extreme heat, damaging winds and thunderstorms are expected to hit NSW on Wednesday.

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30 h. ago Sydney weather LIVE updates: Total fire bans in place across NSW amid forecasts of record

Extreme heat, damaging winds and thunderstorms are expected to hit NSW on Wednesday.

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31 h. ago Sydney weather LIVE updates: NSW braces for extreme fire danger, heavy winds; BOM forecasts heat to peak at 39 degrees

Extreme heat, damaging winds and thunderstorms are expected to hit NSW on Wednesday.

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