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The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

Floods force thousands from their homes in southeastern Australia

Two days of incessant rain leave Melbourne suburb inundated and leave Victoria state’s dams at or near capacity.

Al Jazeera

Wedge-tailed eagle saved from ocean by diver off Victorian coast

More comfortable surfing air streams than ocean waves, this waterlogged eagle needed a hand from a diver after finding itself in a strange environment.

ABC News

Victorian farmers fear the worst as flooding leaves crops 'flattened' and threatens livestock

Livestock are in danger and "massive" crops have been submerged as Victorian rivers burst their banks in a flood one resident says is among the worst he's seen in 60 years.

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‘River has swallowed the street’: Rescues in Melbourne as floods worsen

Floodwaters are surging across the nation's south-east, with thousands of emergency evacuations, including in inner-Melbourne.

The New Daily

Emergency warning for Maribyrnong River, thousands under flood evacuation orders across Victoria, NSW and Tasmania — as it happened

Residents in inner-city suburbs of Melbourne are rescued by boat as some of the worst flooding in decades hits Victoria. Meanwhile, thousands of people in in NSW and Tasmania are also under evacuation orders.

ABC News

Thousands Evacuated In Melbourne And Regional Vic After Heavy Rainfall And The Pics Are Scary

Floodwaters have forced thousands to evacuate their homes in parts of suburban Melbourne and regional Victoria on Friday after heavy rain.

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Covid quarantine centre to reopen for flood evacuees – as it happened

Daniel Andrews says 500 homes have been flooded and another 500 have been isolated. This blog is now closed

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Shepparton residents on high alert as flooding continues to devastate regional Victoria

Regional communities remain on high alert as flood waters continue to rise and put homes and businesses at risk.

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Victorians on high alert as rivers peak

Rain is expected to ease in Victoria but forecasters have urged people to heed warnings as water flows downstream and rivers peak.

AAP

Victoria’s 208 LGBTQ+ suicides to be outlined for the first time in new report

Exclusive: Coroner suspects ‘undercount’ as a decade of suicide data is released to the public

The Guardian - AU

More wild weather and heavy rainfall expected for Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania

Communities across south-east Australia are bracing for more wild weather after being lashed by heavy rainfall, with towns across Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales urged to evacuate on Thursday evening.

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Drenched and anxious, Victorian and Tasmanian communities band together as flood waters rage

Rural towns worked to evacuate livestock and dig trenches as rivers burst, with some areas facing the worst flooding in almost 50 years

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Evacuation orders issued as Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania prepare for flooding amid heavy rains

Where evacuation orders have been issued across New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania as floodwaters rise.

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Australian ads aimed at poaching Irish doctors and nurses appear near Dublin hospital

Over 400 doctors have emigrated to Australia so far this year

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Al Jazeera

Flood warnings as rainstorms inundate southeast Australian states

Evacuation centres open on the island state of Tasmania, parts of which could see 300mm (12 inches) of rain by Friday.

ABC News

Victoria's giant Thomson Dam could spill for the first time in decades

Communities downstream from one of Victoria's largest dams are monitoring conditions, with warnings rainfall in coming days could see it spill for the first time since 1996.

The Independent UK

Flood warnings as southeast Australia lashed by heavy rain

Flood warnings have been issued, thousands of homes have lost power and a man is missing as heavy rain lashes southeast Australia

The New Daily

‘A lot more to come’: Bleak outlook as flood emergencies hit

There have been rescues across Victoria and Tasmania, while thousands of people have been told to evacuate.

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Floods in Victoria are uncommon. Here's why they're happening now – and how they compare to the past

Think Victoria and disasters and you’ll think bushfires. But floods can hit – just not as often.

Reuters

Australians rush to grab sandbags as heavy rain slams southeast

Hundreds of homes in southeast Australia were without power on Thursday and residents filled sandbags as an intense weather system lashed the region, bringing warnings of more heavy rain, damaging winds and flash flooding.

The New Daily

Power cut, state on flood alert as winds, heavy rain arrive

Thousands of homes across Victoria are without power, and Tasmanians are on flood alert as heavy rain lashes south-eastern Australia.

ABC News

Victoria, NSW and Tasmania prepare for flooding amid heavy rains — as it happened

Emergency school closures in Victoria and evacuation centres open in south-east Australia as floodwaters rise.

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Residents urged to evacuate as floodwater rises in Victoria's north and central areas

Emergency warnings issued in Victoria and residents warned to evacuate, as Castlemaine loses power.

ABC News

Most casual workers will have to choose between no pay or going to work with COVID-19

There are concerns that casual workers who are not entitled to sick pay will hide symptoms of COVID-19 and continue going to work, now that subsidies for most of them are ending.

AAP

Vic downpour prompts evacuation warning

Residents in low-lying areas of Central Victoria have been told they are in danger and need to move to higher ground with major flooding expected.

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