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The heatwave has raised the fire danger across Victoria, Australia’s second-most populous state, where a fast-moving bushfire in the Otways region has burned about 10,000 hectares (24,000 acres).

A multi-agency search to locate a missing woman is underway in the state’s north. Lynette Pickersgill, aged 60, was last seen in Hernani area, approximately 42km west of Dorigo, this morning (Tuesday ...

A woman will face court charged following a fire in Scone early this morning, that was allegedly caused by a discarded cigarette. About 4.45am (Tuesday 27 January 2026), emergency services were called ...

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Residents are being urged to evacuate as firefighters continue to battle blazes through Victoria’s heatwave, with parts of ...

An underworld menu showing crimes and their price tag has been intercepted by NSW Police in a secret gangland chatroom as ...

This year’s Australia Day Honours celebrates the contributions of several big public service names, including former ...

Power outages and extreme blizzards are gripping 32 states of the US; Anthony Albanese has invited Canadian Prime minister ...

Courtesy of Australia Day Council)Our First Nations is one of the oldest continuous cultures in the world, spanning more than 65,000 years. Their ...

A sweltering heatwave has several states on high alert for bushfires as another braces for a tropical cyclone to make ...

He told the Bondi terror attack mourning service it was a “bitter reality” to realise Australia was not immune to such a “dark and evil crime”.