26 h. ago Revealed: Why NSW faces extreme bushfire danger with fewer firefighters

The state’s Rural Fire Service is significantly smaller than the 70,000-strong force it has on paper, private documents show.

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37 h. ago Three missing, including child, as blaze rips through heart of state

Firefighters are urgently searching for three people, including a child, who are missing after the Longwood bushfire destroyed homes and buildings as extreme weather conditions grip the state.

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37 h. ago Three missing including child, dozens of homes lost as fires continue to rage

Firefighters are urgently searching for three people, including a child, who are missing after the Longwood bushfire destroyed homes and buildings as extreme weather conditions grip the state.

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43 h. ago Three missing, including child, as fire rips through Victorian town

Firefighters are urgently searching for three people, including a child, who are missing after the Longwood bushfire destroyed homes and buildings as extreme weather conditions grip the state.

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60 h. ago ‘It’s gone’: With a home destroyed, fire evacuees can do nothing but hope

Those evacuated from the path of the Longwood bushfire huddled in caravans and vans, sheltering from the extreme heat, as they waited for news about their homes.

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3 d. ago As it happened: Transport chaos as West Gate Tunnel closed northbound, trains cancelled; Thologolong, Longwood fires spread as Victorians brace for ‘catastrophic’ Friday

Keep up to date with the latest information as the city, and the state, experiences its worst heatwave since Black Summer.

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3 d. ago Melbourne heatwave LIVE: Transport chaos as West Gate Tunnel closed northbound, trains cancelled; Thologolong, Longwood fires spread as Victorians brace for ‘catastrophic’ Friday

Keep up to date with the latest information as the city, and the state, experiences its worst heatwave since Black Summer.

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3 d. ago Melbourne heatwave LIVE: Temperatures pass 40 in Melbourne, Victoria; Residents urged to leave as Thologolong, Longwood fires spread; Traffic delays as West Gate Tunnel closed citybound

Keep up to date with the latest information as the city, and the state, experiences its worst heatwave since Black Summer.

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3 d. ago Melbourne heatwave LIVE: Temperatures reach 40s in parts of Victoria; Residents urged to leave as Thologolong fire spreads; Total fire bans Thursday, Extreme fire danger Friday

Keep up to date with the latest information as the city, and the state, experiences its worst heatwave since Black Summer.

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3 d. ago Melbourne heatwave LIVE: Some regional Victorians urged to leave immediately; Temperatures reach 40s; Total fire bans for Central, Wimmera, South West

Keep up to date with the latest information as the city, and the state, experiences its worst heatwave since Black Summer.

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3 d. ago Melbourne heatwave LIVE: Total fire bans for Central, Wimmera, South West; Temperatures start to hit 40s; People near Moyreisk fire urged to leave immediately

Keep up to date with the latest information as the city, and the state, experiences its worst heatwave since Black Summer.

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3 d. ago Melbourne heatwave LIVE: Total fire bans for Central, Wimmera, South West; Temperatures to hit 40s; Watch and Act for western Victorian fire

Keep up to date with the latest information as the city, and the state, experiences its worst heatwave since Black Summer.

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3 d. ago Melbourne heatwave LIVE: Severe weather warning as temperatures to exceed 40 degrees; Total fire bans for Melbourne, Wimmera, southwest

Keep up to date with the latest information as the city, and the state, experiences its worst heatwave since Black Summer.

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3 d. ago Melbourne heatwave LIVE: Severe weather warning as temperatures to exceed 40 degrees; CFA declares extreme bushfire risk

Keep up to date with the latest information as the city, and the state, experiences its worst heatwave since Black Summer.

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5 d. ago Enrolment overhaul reveals Sydney’s easiest and hardest schools to get into

Search our list for every public school’s enrolment availability.

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2 w. ago Dirty utensils, rat droppings: Sydney’s worst food safety breaches revealed

Burger restaurants, chicken shops and kebab outlets are among the latest businesses fined for violating food safety and hygiene standards in NSW.

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2 w. ago Surf and turf: Court documents reveal what’s on Racing NSW’s menu

Guests at Royal Randwick must be served Vili’s pies, as well as more high-end offerings, according to a deal between Racing NSW and the Australian Turf Club.

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2 w. ago Bondi shooting LIVE updates: Ley’s extraordinary rebuke ‘disgusting’, says Bowen; NSW protest laws to face constitutional challenge

Follow our rolling coverage of the aftermath of the Bondi shooting, as hate speech and firearm reforms are debated more than one week after the terror attack.

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2 w. ago Bondi shooting LIVE updates: Court documents reveal gunmen’s alleged two

Follow our rolling coverage of the aftermath of the Bondi shooting, as unsealed photos and video reveal more about the gunmen’s plot.

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2 w. ago Call for transparency as NSW parliament prepares for historic debate

NSW MPs are being called on to reveal any meetings with gun lobbyists as the Minns government faces pushback from all sides of politics, including his own, on a bumper bill.

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